World Country Index Returns (2024)

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Last Update: 31 December 2023

The best performing Country in the last 5 years is Argentina, that granded a +18.23% annualized return.

The worst is Nigeria, with a -8.89% annualized return in the last 5 years.

Country Stock Index - Metrics

Columns are sortable, assets are pre-ordered by 5 year return.

COUNTRY STOCK INDEXES

Metrics: Return - Risk - Drawdown

Last Update: 31 December 2023

Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Nov 2023.

Pending updates, the monthly inflation is set at 0% for the subsequent periods.

Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 3.45% , 3Y: 5.64% , 5Y: 4.09% , 10Y: 2.80%
Returns over 1 year are annualized. Last update: 31 December 2023.

Risk is represented as the annualized Standard Deviation of monthly returns.
High values of Standard Deviation mean high fluctuations in prices.
Last update: 31 December 2023.

The maximum Drawdown is calculated considering the end of month prices.
Low Risk Assets usually grant less severe drawdowns.
Last update: 31 December 2023.

Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Nov 2023.

Pending updates, the monthly inflation is set at 0% for the subsequent periods.

2023: 3.45%, 2022: 6.45%, 2021: 7.04%, 2020: 1.36%
Last update: 31 December 2023.

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		Return (%) - Dec 31, 2023							St.Dev. (%)				Ann. Return / St.Dev.				Max Drawdown (%)			Return / Drawdown			Ulcer Index			YTD(%)	Yearly Returns (%)			Dividend Yield (%)
Ticker	Asset	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y▾	10Y	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	2023	2022	2021	2020	2023	2022	2021	2020
ARGT	Argentina	2.70	25.64	13.29	53.66	20.75	18.23	11.13	40.47	32.88	38.23	32.07	1.33	0.63	0.48	0.35	-30.81	-49.03	-55.87	0.67	0.37	0.20	11.12	17.44	19.66	53.66	10.36	3.83	14.57	2.42	2.68	0.96	0.32
EDEN	Denmark	5.50	11.92	5.30	17.99	6.26	16.29	11.20	13.72	20.73	19.49	16.88	1.31	0.30	0.84	0.66	-34.38	-34.38	-34.38	0.18	0.47	0.33	12.47	9.96	8.63	17.99	-11.44	14.80	42.55	2.22	1.29	0.84	0.59
EWT	Taiwan	6.55	16.47	10.35	29.20	5.83	15.76	10.04	18.76	23.05	22.26	18.99	1.56	0.25	0.71	0.53	-37.46	-37.46	-37.46	0.16	0.42	0.27	16.93	13.67	11.75	29.20	-28.84	28.94	31.50	13.76	11.35	3.32	2.37
VTI	United States	5.29	12.15	8.55	26.05	8.44	15.06	11.43	14.89	17.45	18.91	15.54	1.75	0.48	0.80	0.74	-24.81	-24.81	-24.81	0.34	0.61	0.46	10.83	9.13	6.95	26.05	-19.51	25.67	21.03	1.80	1.33	1.51	1.71
GREK	Greece	1.07	13.76	1.81	42.73	15.23	14.47	-4.10	25.48	23.58	29.02	30.90	1.68	0.65	0.50	-0.13	-25.28	-43.83	-74.10	0.60	0.33	-0.06	8.71	16.72	57.39	42.73	0.98	6.16	-14.48	3.65	2.85	2.25	2.21
EWW	Mexico	8.95	18.32	10.80	40.36	19.58	13.30	2.19	25.10	23.86	26.75	23.68	1.61	0.82	0.50	0.09	-18.30	-38.18	-55.47	1.07	0.35	0.04	7.24	12.93	26.34	40.36	1.26	20.31	-3.05	3.02	3.59	2.44	1.37
EWN	Netherlands	6.61	18.27	3.90	22.10	4.25	13.08	7.62	22.70	24.58	23.42	19.13	0.97	0.17	0.56	0.40	-41.29	-41.29	-41.29	0.10	0.32	0.18	19.65	15.86	12.34	22.10	-24.41	22.74	23.22	2.16	1.48	1.24	0.95
EIRL	Ireland	7.34	13.42	6.35	35.12	7.65	11.87	6.96	20.83	24.39	24.83	20.73	1.69	0.31	0.48	0.34	-39.15	-39.15	-39.15	0.20	0.30	0.18	16.48	14.76	12.86	35.12	-18.81	13.72	9.62	1.33	0.91	0.92	0.54
EWC	Canada	6.29	11.12	6.26	14.75	8.25	11.30	4.54	19.49	18.78	21.02	17.89	0.76	0.44	0.54	0.25	-22.93	-26.90	-34.11	0.36	0.42	0.13	10.03	9.52	13.11	14.75	-12.95	27.00	5.52	2.56	2.01	2.31	2.16
EWQ	France	4.97	10.81	2.35	21.73	9.18	11.14	5.99	19.47	20.80	22.67	18.84	1.12	0.44	0.49	0.32	-29.04	-29.04	-29.04	0.32	0.38	0.21	9.82	10.49	10.71	21.73	-11.99	21.47	2.85	3.24	2.76	4.46	1.04
EWL	Switzerland	6.27	10.79	4.46	17.70	4.71	11.05	6.16	17.47	17.76	16.32	14.20	1.01	0.26	0.68	0.43	-27.53	-27.53	-27.53	0.17	0.40	0.22	11.85	9.58	8.85	17.70	-18.86	20.19	11.79	2.44	1.63	2.05	1.59
EWI	Italy	4.18	12.95	7.94	30.66	8.70	10.64	4.03	20.89	22.48	25.38	22.11	1.47	0.39	0.42	0.18	-32.87	-32.87	-35.53	0.26	0.32	0.11	11.65	12.04	17.17	30.66	-14.10	14.41	1.67	4.32	3.79	2.95	1.66
EWD	Sweden	12.31	22.67	14.19	25.10	3.54	10.56	4.63	23.15	25.33	24.72	19.79	1.08	0.14	0.43	0.23	-40.26	-40.26	-40.26	0.09	0.26	0.11	20.47	16.55	14.07	25.10	-27.79	22.86	22.26	2.95	2.58	6.44	1.19
KSA	Saudi Arabia	8.31	10.72	3.78	15.06	13.01	10.12	-	17.28	19.50	20.02	-	0.87	0.67	0.51	-	-27.10	-30.48	-	0.48	0.33	-	13.77	14.38	-	15.06	-6.07	33.56	2.63	2.75	1.79	2.03	1.78
INDA	India	6.06	10.38	11.69	17.16	9.01	9.63	8.38	12.24	14.10	19.42	18.48	1.40	0.64	0.50	0.45	-15.45	-32.31	-34.00	0.58	0.30	0.25	6.53	8.65	10.07	17.16	-8.94	21.41	14.83	0.19	0.00	7.27	0.31
EWA	Australia	10.65	15.49	10.16	13.86	5.31	9.13	4.53	21.94	22.17	23.15	19.69	0.63	0.24	0.39	0.23	-23.37	-31.36	-31.36	0.23	0.29	0.14	9.25	9.85	12.29	13.86	-5.86	8.95	8.26	4.11	4.78	5.32	2.15
TUR	Turkey	-7.51	-15.40	15.48	-8.66	10.88	9.03	-1.04	30.14	34.33	36.08	33.15	-0.29	0.32	0.25	-0.03	-30.79	-35.87	-64.14	0.35	0.25	-0.02	15.41	17.65	39.97	-8.66	105.81	-27.48	-1.20	3.90	3.95	2.97	0.85
EWO	Austria	5.28	13.32	9.69	20.64	7.41	6.92	3.90	19.87	23.13	27.37	23.03	1.04	0.32	0.25	0.17	-37.60	-37.60	-47.58	0.20	0.18	0.08	15.62	16.67	19.37	20.64	-21.92	31.54	-3.68	6.53	3.59	3.12	0.93
EWJ	Japan	3.89	7.89	5.08	20.32	0.05	6.64	4.47	13.33	15.12	15.40	13.84	1.52	0.00	0.43	0.32	-28.85	-28.85	-28.85	0.00	0.23	0.16	13.11	10.78	9.50	20.32	-17.72	1.17	15.41	2.41	1.00	2.07	1.19
EWU	United Kingdom	4.39	6.86	4.52	12.42	8.32	6.33	1.85	13.99	16.05	19.02	16.19	0.89	0.52	0.33	0.11	-21.24	-29.97	-29.97	0.39	0.21	0.06	5.98	10.96	11.96	12.42	-4.38	18.22	-11.80	4.51	3.19	4.97	2.15
EWG	Germany	4.51	13.33	3.93	23.36	0.53	6.00	1.75	22.03	22.91	23.99	20.03	1.06	0.02	0.25	0.09	-41.66	-41.66	-41.66	0.01	0.14	0.04	18.53	15.39	15.62	23.36	-22.20	5.84	10.57	3.08	2.44	2.80	2.28
EWP	Spain	1.92	13.11	7.63	30.29	7.41	5.90	1.08	20.04	20.77	24.14	20.85	1.51	0.36	0.24	0.05	-32.46	-32.46	-41.58	0.23	0.18	0.03	12.51	13.50	22.01	30.29	-5.16	0.27	-3.95	3.45	2.85	3.22	2.41
UAE	United Arab Emirates	0.92	-2.18	2.09	2.90	11.98	5.75	-	17.97	18.87	21.09	-	0.16	0.63	0.27	-	-23.62	-37.26	-	0.51	0.15	-	12.97	15.47	-	2.90	-5.31	44.10	-7.26	3.25	2.47	6.76	4.18
EWK	Belgium	4.03	9.20	6.67	7.47	1.45	5.62	3.87	17.47	18.07	20.83	17.47	0.43	0.08	0.27	0.22	-32.34	-32.34	-32.96	0.04	0.17	0.12	13.50	12.67	12.34	7.47	-13.93	12.87	0.00	2.20	2.17	3.98	1.64
EIS	Israel	7.82	8.18	9.09	5.46	-1.86	5.07	3.41	25.74	20.98	22.22	18.51	0.21	-0.09	0.23	0.18	-38.63	-38.63	-38.63	-0.05	0.13	0.09	19.31	15.78	12.56	5.46	-27.03	22.84	12.01	1.45	1.20	1.27	0.18
EWZ	Brazil	6.51	18.11	11.70	32.69	7.24	4.63	2.03	26.28	29.01	35.08	34.23	1.24	0.25	0.13	0.06	-28.49	-50.35	-61.50	0.25	0.09	0.03	14.16	24.35	28.93	32.69	12.35	-17.27	-20.33	7.18	12.89	7.56	1.34
PGAL	Portugal	2.37	12.01	4.26	10.32	2.29	4.03	-0.70	15.49	19.24	21.69	20.43	0.67	0.12	0.19	-0.03	-25.00	-25.99	-47.58	0.09	0.15	-0.01	10.15	10.79	30.12	10.32	-5.48	2.64	-0.50	4.41	3.08	3.43	2.40
EWY	South Korea	6.67	14.09	6.10	19.06	-6.87	3.99	1.93	25.57	25.29	26.00	22.29	0.75	-0.27	0.15	0.09	-48.08	-48.08	-48.08	-0.14	0.08	0.04	26.53	21.75	20.46	19.06	-26.60	-7.56	39.44	2.92	0.90	1.95	1.01
NORW	Norway	6.84	5.71	12.34	4.99	2.12	3.94	0.32	16.57	22.27	26.18	22.35	0.30	0.10	0.15	0.01	-30.84	-37.03	-44.21	0.07	0.11	0.01	15.10	15.04	22.02	4.99	-14.12	18.11	1.22	5.30	3.40	1.15	2.11
ENZL	New Zealand	6.50	11.78	1.08	3.00	-8.54	3.63	6.19	20.98	21.05	21.35	19.01	0.14	-0.41	0.17	0.33	-37.29	-37.29	-37.29	-0.23	0.10	0.17	22.24	17.82	13.46	3.00	-16.17	-11.38	20.04	3.02	1.34	2.14	1.97
QAT	Qatar	4.44	4.26	1.28	2.71	2.92	3.03	-	14.85	14.93	15.35	-	0.18	0.20	0.20	-	-27.26	-27.26	-	0.11	0.11	-	12.86	11.43	-	2.71	-7.23	14.42	6.85	3.88	4.28	2.61	2.73
EPU	Peru	14.63	16.30	14.52	25.35	4.12	3.00	2.96	24.49	26.62	27.48	24.56	1.03	0.15	0.11	0.12	-31.60	-39.60	-45.01	0.13	0.08	0.07	17.52	17.47	20.33	25.35	2.13	-11.83	-4.31	5.05	5.45	2.69	1.80
EPOL	Poland	7.28	36.25	21.55	50.79	8.45	1.87	-0.52	31.51	33.72	33.54	27.83	1.61	0.25	0.06	-0.02	-52.77	-52.87	-60.36	0.16	0.04	-0.01	22.84	23.22	29.34	50.79	-24.62	12.22	-8.37	4.21	1.95	1.48	1.30
EZA	South Africa	4.63	12.47	6.36	1.50	1.29	1.55	-0.25	28.53	25.45	28.50	25.48	0.05	0.05	0.05	-0.01	-33.64	-44.45	-53.99	0.04	0.03	0.00	18.11	19.20	22.06	1.50	-5.13	7.92	-5.19	2.82	3.60	2.17	4.99
EWS	Singapore	7.23	5.01	4.10	6.22	0.38	1.17	0.68	18.72	16.14	19.92	17.98	0.33	0.02	0.06	0.04	-24.34	-28.13	-32.07	0.02	0.04	0.02	12.60	13.32	14.76	6.22	-9.79	5.56	-8.49	6.56	2.26	6.03	2.40
EGPT	Egypt	-0.47	20.99	36.58	27.04	2.16	0.16	-5.52	20.88	21.10	23.96	25.06	1.29	0.10	0.01	-0.22	-37.36	-44.76	-73.35	0.06	0.00	-0.08	21.55	25.86	54.49	27.04	-24.63	11.36	-11.50	7.23	0.98	2.66	2.16
EIDO	Indonesia	3.45	1.04	-2.38	2.58	0.60	-0.09	1.54	15.25	14.30	24.04	21.57	0.17	0.04	0.00	0.07	-16.12	-45.80	-48.60	0.04	0.00	0.03	6.79	17.24	17.87	2.58	-0.15	-0.60	-7.14	2.95	2.48	1.31	1.39
VNM	Vietnam	3.99	0.61	2.43	15.06	-7.56	-1.09	-1.87	31.99	25.87	26.53	23.09	0.47	-0.29	-0.04	-0.08	-46.50	-46.50	-49.34	-0.16	-0.02	-0.04	27.93	23.15	26.45	15.06	-43.75	22.05	9.84	5.69	0.52	0.59	0.44
GXG	Colombia	11.92	15.26	16.03	24.94	-6.07	-1.99	-8.02	26.88	27.18	32.81	29.55	0.93	-0.22	-0.06	-0.27	-41.89	-47.37	-70.97	-0.14	-0.04	-0.11	25.96	30.43	53.51	24.94	-25.06	-11.48	-16.32	8.27	9.09	2.02	2.68
EWH	Hong Kong	6.01	3.91	-7.81	-13.81	-8.14	-2.21	1.42	18.30	22.14	21.91	19.21	-0.75	-0.37	-0.10	0.07	-40.35	-40.35	-40.35	-0.20	-0.05	0.04	21.67	18.38	14.47	-13.81	-6.82	-3.48	4.19	3.57	2.65	2.63	2.61
THD	Thailand	5.88	3.29	-1.88	-12.62	-3.42	-2.53	1.91	19.64	17.76	22.69	19.21	-0.64	-0.19	-0.11	0.10	-23.52	-39.40	-39.98	-0.15	-0.06	0.05	10.64	19.21	16.03	-12.62	1.22	1.85	-9.87	2.50	2.40	3.14	2.04
EPHE	Philippines	4.56	5.19	0.63	1.26	-5.91	-2.79	-0.98	19.24	21.65	22.05	19.02	0.07	-0.27	-0.13	-0.05	-32.20	-36.03	-43.71	-0.18	-0.08	-0.02	16.03	19.16	21.98	1.26	-15.86	-2.22	-3.94	2.01	1.44	1.02	0.68
EWM	Malaysia	1.82	5.03	8.08	-3.60	-5.68	-3.12	-3.93	16.06	15.87	15.56	15.67	-0.22	-0.36	-0.20	-0.25	-23.78	-24.98	-41.03	-0.24	-0.12	-0.10	13.67	13.23	26.99	-3.60	-5.98	-7.41	3.17	3.26	2.75	5.72	1.91
ECH	Chile	5.66	8.41	-2.70	8.98	2.95	-3.59	-2.27	22.52	29.10	30.95	26.29	0.40	0.10	-0.12	-0.09	-29.46	-52.60	-59.61	0.10	-0.07	-0.04	15.46	33.35	32.15	8.98	25.17	-20.02	-7.11	4.99	8.02	3.94	1.97
FXI	China	-1.96	-7.02	-9.28	-12.35	-17.77	-7.00	-2.13	26.58	31.84	27.45	24.08	-0.46	-0.56	-0.26	-0.09	-56.74	-56.74	-56.74	-0.31	-0.12	-0.04	33.37	26.34	24.20	-12.35	-20.67	-20.05	8.93	2.70	2.03	1.26	2.34
PAK	Pakistan	0.78	30.06	33.27	18.49	-11.78	-8.31	-	27.30	24.70	30.34	-	0.68	-0.48	-0.27	-	-54.54	-58.73	-	-0.22	-0.14	-	35.23	34.65	-	18.49	-32.09	-14.66	-6.50	6.71	6.12	6.74	2.31
NGE	Nigeria	1.09	-9.51	-23.89	14.55	-7.11	-8.89	-15.32	48.49	32.58	32.83	29.85	0.30	-0.22	-0.27	-0.51	-36.98	-49.21	-83.92	-0.19	-0.18	-0.18	20.63	31.30	66.93	14.55	-20.22	-12.30	-9.40	46.42	6.45	6.43	5.74
Return over 1 year are annualized.

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