The statistic shows the development of the MSCI World USD Index from 1986 to 2024. The 2024 year-end value of the MSCI World USD index amounted to 3,707.84 points. MSCI World USD index – additional information The MSCI World Index, developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), is one of the most important stock indices. It includes stocks from developed countries all over the world and is regarded as benchmark of global stock market. According to MSCI, this index covers about 88 percent of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. As seen on the statistics above, in 2024, MSCI World USD index reported its highest value since 1986 amounting, a threefold increase from the figure recorded in 2013, when the year-end value of the MSCI World index was equal to 1,161.07. Along with the S&P Global Broad Market, the MSCI World is one of the most important global stock market performance indexes. Aside of including markets around the globe, these two indexes are global in a sense that they disregard where the companies are domiciled or traded, whereas other important indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Japanese index Nikkei 225, Wilshire 5000, the NASDAQ 100 index, have different approaches.

While the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused all major stock market indices to fall sharply in March 2020, both the extent of the decline at this time, and the shape of the subsequent recovery, have varied greatly. For example, on March 15, 2020, major European markets and traditional stocks in the United States had shed around 40 percent of their value compared to January 5, 2020. However, Asian markets and the NASDAQ Composite Index only shed around 20 to 25 percent of their value. A similar story can be seen with the post-coronavirus recovery. As of November 14, 2021 the NASDAQ composite index value was around 65 percent higher than in January 2020, while most other markets were only between 20 and 40 percent higher.

Why did the NASDAQ recover the quickest?

Based in New York City, the NASDAQ is famously considered a proxy for the technology industry as many of the world’s largest technology industries choose to list there. And it just so happens that technology was the sector to perform the best during the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, many of the largest companies who benefitted the most from the pandemic such as Amazon, PayPal and Netflix, are listed on the NADSAQ, helping it to recover the fastest of the major stock exchanges worldwide.

Which markets suffered the most?

The energy sector was the worst hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, oil companies share prices suffered large declines over 2020 as demand for oil plummeted while workers found themselves no longer needing to commute, and the tourism industry ground to a halt. In addition, overall share prices in two major stock exchanges – the London Stock Exchange (as represented by the FTSE 100 index) and Hong Kong (as represented by the Hang Seng index) – have notably recovered slower than other major exchanges. However, in both these, the underlying issue behind the slower recovery likely has more to do with political events unrelated to the coronavirus than it does with the pandemic – namely Brexit and general political unrest, respectively.

The size and share of the market is categorized based on Type (Stock ETF, Fixed Income ETF, Real Estate ETF, Commodity ETF, Currency ETF, Professional ETF) and Application (Institutional Investment, Individual Investor, Others) and geographical regions (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Middle-East and Africa).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around 8,000 points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at 44,910.65 points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over 29,000 points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than 3,500 points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of 12.4 percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

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NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Building Materials Other Index data was reported at 8,906.140 NA in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,887.600 NA for Jan 2025. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Building Materials Other Index data is updated monthly, averaging 3,413.255 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 158 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,593.530 NA in Nov 2024 and a record low of 1,066.680 NA in Jan 2012. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Building Materials Other Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Total Return: Monthly.

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NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Diversified Financial Services Index data was reported at 17,974.240 NA in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,441.940 NA for Jan 2025. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Diversified Financial Services Index data is updated monthly, averaging 3,261.120 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 158 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,974.240 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 931.590 NA in Jan 2012. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Diversified Financial Services Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Total Return: Monthly.

NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Consumer Staples Index data was reported at 1,460.950 NA in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,373.050 NA for Jan 2025. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Consumer Staples Index data is updated monthly, averaging 1,272.635 NA from Sep 2020 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,460.950 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 974.100 NA in Oct 2020. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US Benchmark Consumer Staples Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Total Return: Monthly.

S&P global equity indices of Portugal rocketed by 205.14% from -1.0 % in 2021 to -3.1 % in 2022. Since the 55.35% drop in 2020, S&P global equity indices sank by 151.40% in 2022. S&P Global Equity Indices measure the U.S. dollar price change in the stock markets covered by the S&P/IFCI and S&P/Frontier BMI country indices.

View data of the S&P 500, an index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in the US economy, which provides a gauge of the U.S. equity market.

The main stock market index In the Euro Area (EU50) increased 521 points or 10.65% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Euro Area. Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

The Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index reached a new high of 2,418.05 points at the end of 2024, continuing its upward trajectory since 2010. This milestone reflects the resilience of global markets despite recent economic challenges.

Singapore was the leading country in the Globalization Index 2023 in the field of economic globalization. The 2023 edition of the index uses data from the year 2021. Belgium and the Netherlands followed in the places behind.

The era of globalization

The beginning of the current era of increasing economic globalization was signaled by the creation of the Bretton Woods institutions toward the end of the Second World War. These institutions acted as the foundation for the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization. The institutions, and their modern equivalents, sought to reduce the barriers on international trade in goods, services and capital markets. In the decades following their inception international trade has skyrocketed to become a cornerstone of the international economy, as demonstrated by trends in global export volume of trade in goods from 1950. Economic globalization
Countries that are perceived as more economically globalized are those with low tariffs on imports, more free-trade agreements, regulation that accommodates foreign investment and lower non-tariff barriers to trade such as safety regulations on imports. However, economic globalization fails to capture the entire picture in regards to globalization processes and their impact on countries. As such, analysts have placed attention on the social and political effects on globalization as seen in the index for social globalization and index for political organization. To see the combined results of the multiple globalization indexes see the Top 100 countries in the Globalization Index.

The main stock market index in France (FR40) increased 650 points or 8.81% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from France. France Stock Market Index (FR40) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US 700 Small Cap data was reported at 2,641.110 NA in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,820.690 NA for Jan 2025. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US 700 Small Cap data is updated monthly, averaging 1,733.955 NA from Jan 2016 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 110 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,965.460 NA in Nov 2024 and a record low of 993.550 NA in Jan 2016. NASDAQ: Index: Total Return: NASDAQ US 700 Small Cap data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EDI.SE: NASDAQ: Total Return: Monthly.

Japan JP: S&P Global Equity Indices: Annual % Change data was reported at 19.099 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.424 % for 2016. Japan JP: S&P Global Equity Indices: Annual % Change data is updated yearly, averaging 4.737 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.720 % in 2013 and a record low of -34.861 % in 2000. Japan JP: S&P Global Equity Indices: Annual % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Financial Sector. S&P Global Equity Indices measure the U.S. dollar price change in the stock markets covered by the S&P/IFCI and S&P/Frontier BMI country indices.; ; Standard & Poor's, Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data.; ;

Graph and download economic data for World Uncertainty Index: Global: Simple Average (WUIGLOBALSMPAVG) from Q1 1990 to Q4 2024 about uncertainty, World, average, and indexes.

The World Bank’s Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM: www.worldbank.org/kam) is an online interactive tool that produces the Knowledge Economy Index (KEI)–an aggregate index representing a country’s or region’s overall preparedness to compete in the Knowledge Economy (KE). The KEI is based on a simple average of four subindexes, which represent the four pillars of the knowledge economy:  Economic Incentive and Institutional Regime (EIR)  Innovation and Technological Adoption  Education and Training  Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Infrastructure The EIR comprises incentives that promote the efficient use of existing and new knowledge and the flourishing of entrepreneurship. An efficient innovation system made up of firms, research centers, universities, think tanks, consultants, and other organizations can tap into the growing stock of global knowledge, adapt it to local needs, and create new technological solutions. An educated and appropriately trained population is capable of creating, sharing, and using knowledge. A modern and accessible ICT infrastructure serves to facilitate the effective communication, dissemination, and processing of information.

United States - Outbound Price Index (International Services): Air Freight for Asia was 182.30000 Index 2000=100 in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Outbound Price Index (International Services): Air Freight for Asia reached a record high of 322.60000 in August of 2021 and a record low of 95.10000 in December of 2002. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Outbound Price Index (International Services): Air Freight for Asia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.