Australia Stock - Annual Return since 1980

Performance of Australian stock market was tracked using the All Ordinaries (XAO) index.  It is an index compiled of the share prices of 500 largest companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and accounts for approximately 90% of the value of all shares listed on the ASX.

Key takeaways from annual return of XAO index since 1980:

• 29 positive years, or 67.4% of the time. 
• 14 negative years, or 32.6% of the time.
• Best year in 1983, with index price increased 59.7%.
• Worst year in 2008, with index price dropped -43%.

XAO index Annual Return Chart

XAO Index Annual Return by Year

Year	Annual Return
2008	-43.01%
1990	-22.39%
1982	-18.49%
1981	-16.54%
2011	-15.18%
2002	-11.44%
1994	-11.08%
1987	-10.39%
2018	-7.42%
2022	-7.17%
1984	-6.35%
1992	-6.15%
2015	-0.82%
2010	-0.73%
2000	0.07%
2014	0.66%
2020	0.71%
2001	6.50%
2016	7.01%
1998	7.53%
2017	7.84%
1997	7.91%
1996	10.06%
1989	10.86%
2003	11.11%
1999	12.05%
1988	12.68%
2012	13.47%
2021	13.56%
2007	13.76%
1995	13.98%
2013	14.76%
2005	16.18%
2019	19.14%
2006	19.87%
2004	22.60%
1991	29.04%
2009	33.43%
1985	38.25%
1993	40.24%
1980	42.70%
1986	46.75%
1983	59.72%