S&P 500 Annual Returns Since 1970
The S&P 500 tracks 500 of the largest US companies. These are total returns, so dividends are included.
The right hand column shows what $1,000 invested at the start of 1970 would have become.
| Year | Total return | Growth of $1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +4.01% | $1,040 |
| 1971 | +14.31% | $1,189 |
| 1972 | +18.98% | $1,415 |
| 1973 | -14.66% | $1,207 |
| 1974 | -26.47% | $888 |
| 1975 | +37.20% | $1,218 |
| 1976 | +23.84% | $1,508 |
| 1977 | -7.18% | $1,400 |
| 1978 | +6.56% | $1,492 |
| 1979 | +18.44% | $1,767 |
| 1980 | +32.42% | $2,340 |
| 1981 | -4.91% | $2,225 |
| 1982 | +21.55% | $2,704 |
| 1983 | +22.56% | $3,314 |
| 1984 | +6.27% | $3,522 |
| 1985 | +31.73% | $4,640 |
| 1986 | +18.67% | $5,506 |
| 1987 | +5.25% | $5,795 |
| 1988 | +16.61% | $6,758 |
| 1989 | +31.69% | $8,899 |
| 1990 | -3.10% | $8,623 |
| 1991 | +30.47% | $11,251 |
| 1992 | +7.62% | $12,108 |
| 1993 | +10.08% | $13,328 |
| 1994 | +1.32% | $13,504 |
| 1995 | +37.58% | $18,579 |
| 1996 | +22.96% | $22,845 |
| 1997 | +33.36% | $30,466 |
| 1998 | +28.58% | $39,173 |
| 1999 | +21.04% | $47,415 |
| 2000 | -9.10% | $43,100 |
| 2001 | -11.89% | $37,976 |
| 2002 | -22.10% | $29,583 |
| 2003 | +28.68% | $38,068 |
| 2004 | +10.88% | $42,209 |
| 2005 | +4.91% | $44,282 |
| 2006 | +15.79% | $51,274 |
| 2007 | +5.49% | $54,089 |
| 2008 | -37.00% | $34,076 |
| 2009 | +26.46% | $43,092 |
| 2010 | +15.06% | $49,582 |
| 2011 | +2.11% | $50,628 |
| 2012 | +16.00% | $58,729 |
| 2013 | +32.39% | $77,751 |
| 2014 | +13.69% | $88,395 |
| 2015 | +1.38% | $89,615 |
| 2016 | +11.96% | $100,333 |
| 2017 | +21.83% | $122,236 |
| 2018 | -4.38% | $116,882 |
| 2019 | +31.49% | $153,688 |
| 2020 | +18.40% | $181,966 |
| 2021 | +28.71% | $234,209 |
| 2022 | -18.11% | $191,794 |
| 2023 | +26.29% | $242,216 |
| 2024 | +25.02% | $302,819 |
| Average (CAGR) | 10.95% | $302,819 |
Returns are for calendar years and are rounded. Past returns do not predict future ones.