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Emerging Markets Performance

Some of the fastest growing economies are the most ignored by investors. Part of a global portfolio takes advantage of emerging markets which offer more robust growth than its developed counterparts. But is it worth the risk?

The chart below breaks down the annual performance of emerging market countries. Try picking the best performing country each year and your chance of success is slim. Over the long term those returns even out. A global portfolio benefits from emerging markets performance while diversifying risk.

The table below ranks the best to worst emerging markets performance over the past 15 years. Hover over the table to highlight each country’s market returns over that period.


Emerging Markets Returns

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
CHN
82.9%
PER
94.7%
COL
-25.1%
BRA
128.6%
ARG
77.4%
IDN
6.5%
TUR
64.9%
ARG
66.2%
EGY
29.4%
HUN
36.3%
BRA
66.8%
ARG
73.6%
PER
1.6%
RUS
53.2%
KOR
45.2%
IDN
74.8%
BRA
80.0%
CHL
-35.4%
IDN
127.7%
THA
56.3%
MYS
0.1%
PHL
47.6%
GRC
52.7%
IDN
27.2%
RUS
5.0%
RUS
55.9%
POL
55.3%
RUS
0.2%
GRC
43.6%
TWN
42.0%
ARG
67.3%
TUR
74.8%
ZAF
-37.9%
RUS
104.9%
PER
53.4%
PHL
0.1%
EGY
47.1%
PAK
35.6%
PHL
26.4%
ARG
-0.4%
PER
55.6%
CHN
54.3%
BRA
-0.2%
EGY
42.1%
CHN
29.7%
PER
62.6%
IND
73.1%
PER
-40.1%
IND
102.8%
CHL
44.8%
THA
-2.4%
POL
41.0%
TWN
9.8%
IND
23.9%
IND
-6.1%
PAK
41.6%
KOR
47.8%
CZE
-2.2%
TWN
37.7%
EM
18.7%
PHL
59.7%
CHN
66.2%
MYS
-41.2%
TUR
98.5%
COL
43.4%
COL
-5.0%
COL
35.9%
EGY
8.2%
ARG
19.2%
PHL
-6.3%
HUN
35.4%
CHL
43.6%
THA
-5.3%
COL
31.2%
IND
15.9%
RUS
55.9%
EGY
58.4%
CZE
-42.8%
PAK
90.1%
MYS
37.0%
CZE
-5.0%
THA
34.9%
MYS
7.7%
TUR
19.1%
KOR
-6.3%
THA
27.0%
HUN
40.0%
MYS
-6.0%
BRA
26.7%
ARG
12.7%
IND
51.0%
CZE
55.9%
MEX
-42.9%
CHL
86.7%
PHL
35.5%
PAK
-10.5%
PAK
33.5%
KOR
4.2%
THA
16.8%
CHN
-7.6%
COL
26.5%
TUR
39.1%
HUN
-6.1%
CHN
23.7%
MYS
3.7%
BRA
45.8%
IDN
55.0%
TWN
-45.9%
COL
84.4%
IDN
34.6%
KOR
-11.8%
MEX
29.1%
CHN
4.0%
PAK
13.7%
TWN
-11.0%
TWN
19.6%
CZE
38.9%
IND
-7.3%
HUN
19.4%
MEX
-1.6%
MEX
41.4%
THA
46.6%
THA
-48.3%
TWN
80.3%
ZAF
34.2%
MEX
-12.1%
IND
26.0%
POL
3.6%
PER
10.5%
PAK
-13.1%
ZAF
18.4%
IND
38.8%
TWN
-8.2%
EM
18.9%
CZE
-2.8%
POL
40.2%
MYS
46.1%
CHN
-50.8%
EM
79.0%
MEX
27.6%
ZAF
-14.4%
CHN
23.1%
RUS
1.4%
TWN
10.1%
MEX
-14.2%
IDN
17.5%
PER
38.4%
IDN
-8.7%
KOR
13.1%
PHL
-2.9%
MYS
37.1%
PHL
41.7%
PHL
-51.9%
HUN
77.6%
KOR
27.2%
EM
-18.2%
HUN
22.8%
MEX
0.2%
CHN
8.3%
EM
-14.6%
CHL
16.8%
EM
37.8%
COL
-11.4%
MEX
11.8%
ZAF
-3.5%
GRC
35.1%
EM
39.8%
EGY
-52.4%
THA
77.3%
PAK
27.1%
CHN
-18.2%
KOR
21.5%
PHL
-2.0%
ZAF
5.7%
CZE
-16.6%
EM
11.6%
ZAF
36.8%
POL
-12.5%
TUR
11.7%
CHL
-4.1%
CZE
34.7%
PAK
38.4%
EM
-53.2%
PER
72.1%
TWN
22.7%
RUS
-19.3%
PER
20.2%
EM
-2.3%
EM
-1.8%
CHL
-16.9%
KOR
9.3%
THA
34.9%
EGY
-13.7%
PHL
11.0%
PER
-4.7%
HUN
33.7%
GRC
32.9%
ARG
-54.5%
KOR
72.1%
TUR
21.2%
CHL
-20.0%
ZAF
19.0%
IND
-3.8%
CZE
-2.4%
IDN
-19.1%
ARG
5.1%
GRC
29.1%
EM
-14.3%
PAK
10.8%
IDN
-7.5%
EM
32.6%
KOR
32.6%
POL
-54.5%
PHL
68.0%
IND
21.0%
TWN
-20.2%
EM
18.6%
ZAF
-5.8%
MEX
-9.2%
MYS
-20.1%
CHN
1.1%
TWN
28.5%
MEX
-15.3%
ZAF
10.7%
TUR
-8.6%
CHL
29.3%
POL
27.4%
KOR
-55.1%
CHN
62.6%
RUS
19.4%
PER
-21.4%
TWN
17.7%
HUN
-5.8%
MYS
-10.7%
THA
-23.3%
POL
0.7%
PHL
25.2%
PHL
-16.1%
THA
9.8%
POL
-11.3%
TWN
20.9%
RUS
24.8%
BRA
-56.1%
ARG
64.0%
EM
19.2%
BRA
-21.6%
RUS
14.4%
CZE
-8.1%
KOR
-10.7%
EGY
-23.5%
IND
-1.4%
MYS
25.1%
CHN
-18.8%
IDN
9.7%
THA
-11.4%
ZAF
20.5%
CHL
23.7%
IDN
-56.2%
ZAF
57.8%
POL
15.9%
POL
-29.5%
MYS
14.3%
THA
-14.3%
CHL
-12.2%
POL
-24.9%
CZE
-2.5%
IDN
24.8%
CHL
-18.9%
IND
7.6%
RUS
-11.6%
EGY
17.1%
ZAF
18.1%
HUN
-61.5%
MEX
56.6%
EGY
12.4%
HUN
-33.7%
GRC
5.7%
BRA
-15.8%
POL
-13.6%
ZAF
-25.1%
MYS
-3.9%
BRA
24.5%
KOR
-20.5%
CZE
6.6%
HUN
-11.7%
COL
13.8%
HUN
16.8%
TUR
-62.1%
MYS
52.1%
BRA
6.8%
TUR
-35.2%
CHL
8.3%
COL
-21.1%
BRA
-13.7%
TUR
-31.6%
PHL
-6.1%
COL
16.3%
ZAF
-24.3%
PER
4.8%
PAK
-16.5%
KOR
13.2%
COL
15.0%
IND
-64.6%
POL
42.5%
CHN
4.8%
IND
-37.2%
IDN
5.2%
CHL
-21.4%
COL
-19.8%
PER
-31.7%
TUR
-8.1%
MEX
16.3%
PAK
-34.2%
MYS
-2.0%
COL
-18.5%
THA
11.6%
MEX
12.2%
GRC
-66.0%
EGY
39.7%
CZE
-1.7%
ARG
-38.9%
CZE
3.5%
IDN
-23.1%
HUN
-27.4%
BRA
-41.2%
MEX
-9.0
RUS
6.1%
GRC
-36.7%
POL
-5.3%
BRA
-18.9%
PAK
3.6%
TWN
9.1%
RUS
-73.8%
CZE
27.8%
HUN
-9.6%
EGY
-46.9%
BRA
0.3%
TUR
-26.5%
GRC
-39.9%
COL
-41.8%
EGY
-11.4%
EGY
5.2%
TUR
-41.1%
CHL
-16.0%
EGY
-22.2%
TUR
-7.0%
ARG
-4.0%
PAK
-74.1%
GRC
25.3%
GRC
-44.7%
GRC
-62.7%
ARG
-37.1%
PER
-29.8%
RUS
-45.9%
GRC
-61.3%
GRC
-11.9%
PAK
-23.9%
ARG
-50.7%
ARG
-20.7%
GRC
-26.7%
Abbr. Country – Index Annual Best Worst
EM MSCI Emerging Markets Index 6.95% 79.0% -53.2%
ARG Argentina – MSCI Argentina Index 1.75% 77.4% -54.5%
BRA Brazil – MSCI Brazil Index 4.78% 128.6% -56.1%
CHL Chile – MSCI Chile Index 2.84% 86.7% -35.4%
CHN China – MSCI China Index 11.93% 82.9% -50.8%
COL Colombia – MSCI Colombia Index 3.66% 84.4% -41.8%
CZE Czech Republic – MSCI Czech Republic Index 2.86% 55.9% -41.8%
EGY Egypt – MSCI Egypt Index 0.21% 52.7% -52.4%
GRC Greece – MSCI Greece Index -18.68% 52.7% -66.0%
HUN Hungary – MSCI Hungary Index 2.14% 77.6% -61.5%
IND India – MSCI India Index 8.00% 102.8% -64.6%
IDN Indonesia – MSCI Indonesia Index 10.36% 127.6% -56.2%
Abbr. Country – Index Annual Best Worst
MYS Malaysia – MSCI Malaysia Index 6.23% 52.1% -41.2%
MEX Mexico – MSCI Mexico Index 3.09% 56.6% -42.9%
PAK Pakistan – MSCI Pakistan Index -0.39% 90.1% -74.1%
PER Peru – MSCI Peru Index 12.00% 94.7% -40.1%
PHL Philippines – MSCI Philippines Index 10.58% 69.0% -51.9%
POL Poland – MSCI Poland Index 0.19% 55.3% -54.5%
RUS Russia – MSCI Russia Index 2.68% 104.9% -73.8%
ZAF South Africa – MSCI South Africa Index 4.24% 57.8% -37.9%
KOR South Korea – MSCI Korea Index 7.37% 72.1% -55.1%
TWN Taiwan – MSCI Taiwan Index 10.39% 80.3% -45.9%
THA Thailand – MSCI Thailand Index 9.20% 77.3% -48.3%
TUR Turkey – MSCI Turkey Index -2.07% 98.5% -62.1%
Past performance does not guarantee future returns. The historical performance is meant to show changes in market trends across the top emerging market countries in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over the past fifteen years (ex United Arab Emirates and Qatar due to lack of data). Returns represent total annual returns (reinvestment of all distributions) in U.S. dollars and does not include fees and expenses. The investments you choose should reflect your financial goals and risk tolerance. For assistance, talk to a financial professional. All data are as of 12/31/20.

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