Qatar: Stock market return

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 Qatar

Stock market return, percent

 Latest value 17.26
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2008 - 2021
 Average 9.87
 Min - Max -30.26 - 44.78
 Source Global Financial Development Database
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The latest value from 2021 is 17.26 percent, an increase from -3.83 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Qatar from 2008 to 2021 is 9.87 percent. The minimum value, -30.26 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 44.78 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Qatar: Stock market return
 2021 17.26
 2020 -3.83
 2019 11.26
 2018 4.44
 2017 -5.28
 2016 -10.00
 2015 -3.23
 2014 37.03




Definition: Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.

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