dow jones yearly returns last 50 years

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had its best year between December 11, 1975 and December 11, 2025 in 1995, returning 33.5%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1975
2.21%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1976
17.86%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1977
-17.27%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1978
-3.06%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1979
4.07%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1980
14.93%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1981
-9.23%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1982
19.6%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1983
19.99%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1984
-3.67%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
1985
27.81%
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%