KOSPI (KS11)
Benchmark index · South Korea · data since 1996-12-11 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-5.72%
7d
-1.91%
30d
-21.02%
YTD
+58.76%
1y
+109.71%
KOSPI (KS11) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24.0 | 19.5 | -19.1 | 30.6 | 28.4 | 0.0 | -21.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 13.9 | 5.7 | -1.8 | 7.5 | 19.9 | -4.4 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | -6.0 | 5.8 | 4.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | 6.1 | -1.0 | -3.5 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -3.9 | -2.3 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -2.9 | -3.6 | -7.6 | 11.3 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | -10.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -13.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | -12.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 | -9.6 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -4.1 | -3.2 | -4.4 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -6.2 | -11.7 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 14.3 | 10.9 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | -0.4 | -2.5 | 2.9 | -7.3 | 4.3 | -5.0 | -2.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | -5.4 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -3.7 | -4.0 | -1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -13.4 | 3.3 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 5.4 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | -2.5 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -4.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -1.9 | -1.5 |
| 2014 | -3.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -3.3 |
| 2013 | -1.8 | 3.3 | -1.1 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -6.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 3.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -7.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -4.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -6.3 | 8.6 | 4.1 | -2.3 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -11.9 | -5.9 | 7.9 | -3.2 | -1.2 |
| 2010 | -4.8 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | -5.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -8.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -5.5 | -1.6 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | -14.4 | 5.3 | -0.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -9.6 | -4.8 | -7.5 | -1.8 | -23.1 | -3.3 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | -5.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 10.9 | -3.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | -7.7 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -0.9 | 4.4 | -7.2 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 8.4 | -4.5 | -5.6 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 10.2 | -2.5 | 12.7 | -5.2 | 12.0 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -6.8 | -2.3 | -6.4 | 9.3 | 3.9 | -0.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| 2003 | -5.7 | -2.8 | -6.9 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | -8.2 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | -5.9 | -5.5 | -6.7 | -3.3 | 2.6 | -12.2 | 1.9 | 10.0 | -13.4 |
| 2001 | 22.4 | -6.4 | -9.5 | 10.3 | 6.0 | -2.8 | -9.0 | 0.7 | -12.0 | 12.1 | 19.7 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | -8.2 | -12.2 | 3.9 | -15.7 | 0.9 | 12.2 | -14.0 | -2.5 | -10.9 | -16.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | 1.6 | -9.0 | 19.0 | 21.6 | -2.2 | 20.0 | 9.8 | -3.3 | -10.8 | -0.3 | 19.6 | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 48.8 | -1.8 | -12.3 | -12.4 | -20.1 | -11.5 | 15.3 | -9.7 | 0.1 | 24.0 | 17.4 | 24.5 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -8.1 | -27.3 | -12.5 | -8.9 |
| 1996 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -7.6 |
| Avg | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.3% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +3.2% | +0.7% | +0.6% | +1.7% | -1.0% | -1.3% | -0.4% | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| Win rate | 63%/30 | 53%/30 | 57%/30 | 63%/30 | 53%/30 | 50%/30 | 62%/29 | 41%/29 | 55%/29 | 45%/29 | 59%/29 | 57%/30 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-64.7%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
55%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+48.83%
1998-01
Worst month
-27.25%
1997-10
Longest streaks
8▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About KOSPI
KOSPI isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: South Korea's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, no CEO, no earnings calls, just the crowd's verdict in one number — with price history on this site back to 1996. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1996) would be about $1,301 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 1998 at +48.83%; its worst, October 1997 at -27.25%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.