S&P 500 Index Historic Calendar Year Returns 1926-2008
Sorted by return from highest return to lowest
| Year | Return |
|---|
| 1933 | 53.99% |
| 1954 | 52.62% |
| 1935 | 47.67% |
| 1928 | 43.61% |
| 1958 | 43.36% |
| 1927 | 37.49% |
| 1995 | 37.43% |
| 1975 | 37.20% |
| 1945 | 36.44% |
| 1936 | 33.92% |
| 1997 | 33.36% |
| 1980 | 32.42% |
| 1985 | 32.16% |
| 1950 | 31.71% |
| 1955 | 31.56% |
| 1989 | 31.49% |
| 1938 | 31.12% |
| 1991 | 30.55% |
| 2003 | 28.70% |
| 1998 | 28.58% |
| 1961 | 26.89% |
| 1943 | 25.90% |
| 1951 | 24.02% |
| 1967 | 23.98% |
| 1976 | 23.84% |
| 1996 | 23.07% |
| 1963 | 22.80% |
| 1983 | 22.51% |
| 1982 | 21.41% |
| 1999 | 21.04% |
| 1942 | 20.34% |
| 1944 | 19.75% |
| 1972 | 18.98% |
| 1949 | 18.79% |
| 1986 | 18.47% |
| 1979 | 18.44% |
| 1952 | 18.37% |
| 1988 | 16.81% |
| 1964 | 16.48% |
| 2006 | 15.80% |
| 1971 | 14.31% |
| 1965 | 12.45% |
| 1959 | 11.96% |
| 1926 | 11.62% |
| 1968 | 11.06% |
| 2004 | 10.87% |
| 1993 | 9.99% |
| 1992 | 7.67% |
| 1978 | 6.56% |
| 1956 | 6.56% |
| 1984 | 6.27% |
| 1947 | 5.71% |
| 1948 | 5.50% |
| 2007 | 5.49% |
| 1987 | 5.23% |
| 2005 | 4.91% |
| 1970 | 4.01% |
| 1994 | 1.31% |
| 1960 | 0.47% |
| 1939 | -0.41% |
| 1953 | -0.99% |
| 1934 | -1.44% |
| 1990 | -3.17% |
| 1981 | -4.91% |
| 1977 | -7.18% |
| 1946 | -8.07% |
| 1932 | -8.19% |
| 1929 | -8.42% |
| 1969 | -8.50% |
| 1962 | -8.73% |
| 2000 | -9.11% |
| 1940 | -9.78% |
| 1966 | -10.06% |
| 1957 | -10.78% |
| 1941 | -11.59% |
| 2001 | -11.88% |
| 1973 | -14.66% |
| 2002 | -22.10% |
| 1930 | -24.90% |
| 1974 | -26.47% |
| 1937 | -35.03% |
| 2008 | -37.00% |
| 1931 | -43.34% |