2008 Country Returns

Below we highlight stock market performance for 86 countries (local currency). So far this year, 30 out of the 86 country indices are up, while 56 are down. Ghana is up the most at 44.67%, followed by Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Puerto Rico, Kuwait and Costa Rica. Vietnam, Bulgaria, China and Romania are down the most.

The S&P 500 is down 3.05% on the year, which ranks 37th on the list.

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Below we provide a chart of the best and worst performing countries in 2008 -- Ghana and Vietnam.

Comments

[Tim Plaehn:]

China, 3rd from end, down 30%. How fast the touted fall.

2008 May 18 01:45 PM

[mangy cat:]

is this in the respective domestic currency?
or is it converted to a common usd standard?

2008 May 18 02:26 PM

[Timothy Sykes:]

sweet graphic man, I'm def. gonna have to add it to my site!

2008 May 18 10:25 PM

[Aly-Khan Sa...:]

Thanks.

Visually this is the equivalent of being smacked in the face. There is a new world out there a la Columbus when he found America. The rewards for the Intrepid Investor are in the Frontier markets.

Aly-Khan Satchu
rich.co.ke

2008 May 19 02:28 AM

[klemenv:]

YTD is rather short period. For example Slovenia and China have rallied last year, and some correction is in line with expectation. It would be interested to have 3 year comparisement.

2008 May 19 03:24 AM

[floridadon:]

How do I invest in the gainers?

2008 May 19 10:09 AM