The Best Performing Stock Markets In The World Since 1900 | An Assessment

Have you ever wondered what are the best performing stock markets in the world? Almost every country has a functional stock market, but not all countries’ stock markets have been performing the same. If your great-great-grandfather had invested $1 in the U.S. stock market in 1900, it would be worth $3,806 at the end of 2019, as the U.S. market has provided an average annual return of 6.5 percent (after adjusting for inflation) since 1900. But are there other stock markets with better returns over that duration? Let’s find out.

Since 1900, some countries’ stock markets have performed well. The top ten best performing stock markets in the world since 1900 include the following countries: Australia, the United States, South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. We will briefly discuss the top five markets in this post.