Nikkei 225 (N225)
Benchmark index · Japan · data since 1965-01-05 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-2.73%
7d
+0.73%
30d
-6.60%
YTD
+28.35%
1y
+54.47%
Nikkei 225 (N225) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.9 | 10.4 | -13.2 | 16.1 | 11.9 | 5.6 | -7.8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.8 | -6.1 | -4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 16.6 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 3.1 | -4.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.9 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -2.3 | -3.1 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | -6.2 | -1.8 | 4.9 | -3.5 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -7.7 | 6.4 | 1.4 | -6.7 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -5.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | -1.9 | -3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | -1.9 | -8.9 | -10.5 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 15.0 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 5.0 | -7.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -4.5 | -2.8 | 4.7 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -9.1 | 2.0 | -10.4 |
| 2017 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | -8.0 | -8.5 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 3.4 | -9.6 | 6.4 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -1.6 | 1.7 | -8.2 | -8.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | -3.6 |
| 2014 | -8.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -3.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | -1.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 11.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -2.0 | 8.0 | -0.9 | 9.3 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 3.7 | -5.6 | -10.3 | 5.4 | -3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -8.2 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -8.9 | -2.9 | 3.3 | -6.2 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | -3.3 | -0.7 | 9.5 | -0.3 | -11.7 | -4.0 | 1.6 | -7.5 | 6.2 | -1.8 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | -9.8 | -5.3 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -6.9 | 12.8 |
| 2008 | -11.2 | 0.1 | -7.9 | 10.6 | 3.5 | -6.0 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -13.9 | -23.8 | -0.8 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | -4.9 | -3.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -6.3 | -2.4 |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -2.7 | 5.3 | -0.9 | -8.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | -0.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -5.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -4.5 | 5.5 | -4.5 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -4.7 | -1.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 8.2 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -4.3 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | -5.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | -9.7 | -7.0 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -7.9 | 6.7 | -6.9 |
| 2001 | 0.4 | -6.9 | 0.9 | 7.2 | -4.8 | -2.2 | -8.6 | -9.7 | -8.8 | 6.0 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -11.6 | -9.1 | 6.6 | -9.7 | 7.2 | -6.6 | -7.7 | 0.8 | -5.9 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 10.2 | 5.5 | -3.5 | 8.8 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| 1998 | 9.0 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -5.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -13.9 | -5.0 | 1.2 | 9.7 | -7.0 |
| 1997 | -5.3 | 1.2 | -3.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 2.7 | -1.3 | -10.3 | -1.9 | -8.0 | 1.1 | -8.3 |
| 1996 | 4.8 | -3.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -8.2 | -2.5 | 6.9 | -5.0 | 2.7 | -7.9 |
| 1995 | -5.4 | -8.6 | -5.4 | 4.1 | -8.2 | -6.0 | 14.9 | 8.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 1994 | 16.1 | -1.1 | -4.4 | 3.2 | 6.3 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -5.2 | 2.2 | -4.6 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 9.7 | 12.5 | -1.8 | -4.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -4.4 | -2.0 | -16.7 | 6.2 |
| 1992 | -4.2 | -3.1 | -9.3 | -10.1 | 5.5 | -13.1 | -0.3 | 13.5 | -3.7 | -3.6 | 5.5 | -4.3 |
| 1991 | -2.3 | 13.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -9.7 | 3.6 | -7.4 | 7.1 | 5.5 | -10.1 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | -4.4 | -7.0 | -13.3 | -1.3 | 12.0 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -16.3 | -19.2 | 20.1 | -10.9 | 6.2 |
| 1989 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -3.9 | 6.1 | -1.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| 1987 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 6.4 | -2.4 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -12.5 | -0.3 | -5.0 |
| 1986 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 16.3 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | -0.8 | 5.8 | -3.7 | -5.3 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| 1985 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | -5.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 9.0 | 0.5 | -9.5 | 4.4 | -3.7 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 6.2 |
| 1982 | 3.1 | -4.7 | -3.8 | 1.8 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| 1981 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -1.8 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -4.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1980 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -3.1 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | 3.5 | -2.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1977 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -2.8 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 0.3 |
| 1976 | 7.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -4.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -3.8 | -3.0 | 10.8 |
| 1975 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 2.8 | -4.4 | -6.3 | -4.3 | 12.0 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1974 | 3.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -9.4 | -2.9 | -9.0 | 9.3 | -2.3 |
| 1973 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 2.2 | -12.7 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | -3.2 | -5.4 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -7.2 |
| 1972 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| 1971 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 0.9 | -13.7 | 5.7 | -6.2 | 7.2 | 11.1 |
| 1970 | -2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | -15.8 | -4.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -3.1 | 2.4 | -5.8 | -0.2 |
| 1969 | 7.7 | -3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | -1.9 | -4.5 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 1968 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 8.0 | -4.5 | -1.6 | -1.0 |
| 1967 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -2.6 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -9.1 | -1.4 | 3.9 | -7.2 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -3.5 | 4.5 |
| 1965 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -6.6 | 3.9 | -6.8 | -3.3 | 3.5 | 14.4 | -2.5 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| Avg | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
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 | +1.3% | +0.8% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +0.6% | +0.7% | +0.1% | -0.4% | -0.4% | +0.4% | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| Win rate | 65%/62 | 56%/62 | 58%/62 | 63%/62 | 53%/62 | 61%/62 | 49%/61 | 49%/61 | 48%/61 | 52%/61 | 59%/61 | 69%/61 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-81.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.4%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+20.07%
1990-10
Worst month
-23.83%
2008-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Nikkei 225
Nikkei 225 isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: Japan's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, because sometimes the market itself is the most interesting ticker — with price history on this site back to 1965. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1965) would be about $5,632 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 1990 at +20.07%; its worst, October 2008 at -23.83%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.