dow jones yearly returns last 40 years

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had its best year between December 8, 1985 and December 8, 2025 in 1995, returning 33.5%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1985
4.71%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1986
22.58%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1987
2.31%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1988
11.85%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1989
26.97%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1990
-4.35%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1991
20.32%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1992
4.17%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1993
13.72%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1994
2.21%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1995
33.45%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1996
26.01%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1997
22.64%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1998
16.1%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1999
25.22%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2000
-6.18%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2001
-7.1%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2002
-16.76%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2003
25.32%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2004
3.15%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2005
-0.61%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2006
16.29%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2007
6.43%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2008
-33.84%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
2009
18.82%