Nikkei 225 History Since 1984
The Nikkei 225 closed at 64,917 on October 19, 2026. Its all-time high close was 72,366 on June 25, 2026 (10.3% below). Since January 4, 1984 it has risen from 9,927, about 4.5% a year excluding dividends. Its biggest one-day fall was 14.9% on October 20, 1987.
Daily data to October 19, 2026 · Index points
Nikkei 225 chart
Price on a date
Any date since January 4, 1984. Weekends and holidays show the previous close.
Biggest one-day moves
| Falls | |
|---|---|
| Oct 20, 1987 | −14.9% |
| Aug 5, 2024 | −12.4% |
| Oct 16, 2008 | −11.4% |
| Mar 15, 2011 | −10.6% |
| Oct 10, 2008 | −9.6% |
| Oct 24, 2008 | −9.6% |
| Oct 8, 2008 | −9.4% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | −7.9% |
| Apr 7, 2025 | −7.8% |
| May 23, 2013 | −7.3% |
| Gains | |
|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2008 | +14.2% |
| Oct 2, 1990 | +13.2% |
| Oct 22, 1987 | +11.4% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | +10.2% |
| Oct 30, 2008 | +10.0% |
| Apr 10, 2025 | +9.1% |
| Mar 25, 2020 | +8.0% |
| Nov 17, 1997 | +8.0% |
| Jan 31, 1994 | +7.8% |
| Oct 29, 2008 | +7.7% |
Close-to-close changes between consecutive trading days (moves across long market closures are left out).
Bear Markets (Falls of 20% or More)
The usual definition: a fall of at least 20% from a closing high, ending at the lowest close before a 20% rebound. Prices only — not adjusted for dividends or inflation.
| Fall | Peak | Trough | Length | Back to the old high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −22.7% | Dec 27, 2024 40,281 | Apr 7, 2025 31,137 | 3 mo | Jun 2025 (0.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −25.5% | Jul 11, 2024 42,224 | Aug 5, 2024 31,458 | 1 mo | Aug 2025 (1.1 yrs after the peak) |
| −31.3% | Jan 20, 2020 24,084 | Mar 19, 2020 16,553 | 2 mo | Nov 2020 (0.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −21.1% | Oct 2, 2018 24,271 | Dec 25, 2018 19,156 | 3 mo | Nov 2020 (2.1 yrs after the peak) |
| −28.3% | Jun 24, 2015 20,868 | Jun 24, 2016 14,952 | 1.0 yrs | Oct 2017 (2.3 yrs after the peak) |
| −20.4% | May 22, 2013 15,627 | Jun 13, 2013 12,445 | 1 mo | Nov 2013 (0.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −24.8% | Feb 21, 2011 10,858 | Nov 25, 2011 8,160 | 9 mo | Jan 2013 (1.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −22.2% | Apr 5, 2010 11,339 | Aug 31, 2010 8,824 | 5 mo | Feb 2013 (2.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −25.9% | Nov 5, 2008 9,521 | Mar 10, 2009 7,055 | 4 mo | May 2009 (0.6 yrs after the peak) |
| −50.6% | Jun 6, 2008 14,489 | Oct 27, 2008 7,163 | 5 mo | May 2013 (4.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −35.5% | Jul 9, 2007 18,262 | Mar 17, 2008 11,788 | 8 mo | Feb 2015 (7.6 yrs after the peak) |
| −36.5% | May 23, 2002 11,980 | Apr 28, 2003 7,608 | 11 mo | Apr 2004 (1.9 yrs after the peak) |
| −35.2% | May 7, 2001 14,529 | Feb 6, 2002 9,421 | 9 mo | Nov 2005 (4.5 yrs after the peak) |
| −43.3% | Apr 12, 2000 20,833 | Mar 13, 2001 11,820 | 11 mo | Jun 2015 (15.2 yrs after the peak) |
| −43.2% | Jun 26, 1996 22,667 | Oct 9, 1998 12,880 | 2.3 yrs | Nov 2017 (21.4 yrs after the peak) |
| −32.8% | Jun 13, 1994 21,553 | Jul 3, 1995 14,485 | 1.1 yrs | Apr 1996 (1.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −24.0% | Sep 13, 1993 21,148 | Nov 29, 1993 16,079 | 3 mo | Jun 1994 (0.7 yrs after the peak) |
| −47.3% | Mar 18, 1991 27,147 | Aug 18, 1992 14,309 | 1.4 yrs | Dec 2020 (29.8 yrs after the peak) |
| −48.0% | Dec 29, 1989 38,916 | Oct 1, 1990 20,222 | 9 mo | Feb 2024 (34.1 yrs after the peak) |
| −21.1% | Oct 14, 1987 26,646 | Nov 11, 1987 21,037 | 1 mo | Apr 1988 (0.5 yrs after the peak) |
Decade by decade
| Decade | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | +124% | +8.4% |
| 2000s | −44% | −5.7% |
| 1990s | −51% | −7.0% |
End of the previous decade to the end of the decade.
Best and worst years
| Best | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | +56.7% |
| 1986 | +43.9% |
| 2005 | +40.2% |
| 1988 | +39.9% |
| 1999 | +36.8% |
| Worst | |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −42.1% |
| 1990 | −38.7% |
| 2000 | −27.2% |
| 1992 | −26.4% |
| 2001 | −23.5% |
Calendar-year change, year-end close to year-end close.
Nikkei 225 by Year
Year-end close, change, and the year's highest and lowest close.
| Year | Close | Change | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 64,917 | +29.0% | 72,366 Jun 25 | 51,064 Mar 31 |
| 2025 | 50,339 | +26.2% | 52,411 Oct 31 | 31,137 Apr 7 |
| 2024 | 39,895 | +19.2% | 42,224 Jul 11 | 31,458 Aug 5 |
| 2023 | 33,464 | +28.2% | 33,753 Jul 3 | 25,717 Jan 4 |
| 2022 | 26,095 | −9.4% | 29,332 Jan 5 | 24,718 Mar 9 |
| 2021 | 28,792 | +4.9% | 30,670 Sep 14 | 27,013 Aug 20 |
| 2020 | 27,444 | +16.0% | 27,568 Dec 29 | 16,553 Mar 19 |
| 2019 | 23,657 | +18.2% | 24,066 Dec 17 | 19,562 Jan 4 |
| 2018 | 20,015 | −12.1% | 24,271 Oct 2 | 19,156 Dec 25 |
| 2017 | 22,765 | +19.1% | 22,939 Dec 25 | 18,336 Apr 14 |
| 2016 | 19,114 | +0.4% | 19,495 Dec 20 | 14,952 Jun 24 |
| 2015 | 19,034 | +9.1% | 20,868 Jun 24 | 16,796 Jan 14 |
| 2014 | 17,451 | +7.1% | 17,936 Dec 8 | 13,910 Apr 14 |
| 2013 | 16,291 | +56.7% | 16,291 Dec 30 | 10,487 Jan 23 |
| 2012 | 10,395 | +22.9% | 10,395 Dec 28 | 8,296 Jun 4 |
| 2011 | 8,455 | −17.3% | 10,858 Feb 21 | 8,160 Nov 25 |
| 2010 | 10,229 | −3.0% | 11,339 Apr 5 | 8,824 Aug 31 |
| 2009 | 10,546 | +19.0% | 10,640 Aug 26 | 7,055 Mar 10 |
| 2008 | 8,860 | −42.1% | 14,691 Jan 4 | 7,163 Oct 27 |
| 2007 | 15,308 | −11.1% | 18,262 Jul 9 | 14,838 Nov 21 |
| 2006 | 17,226 | +6.9% | 17,563 Apr 7 | 14,219 Jun 13 |
| 2005 | 16,111 | +40.2% | 16,344 Dec 29 | 10,825 May 17 |
| 2004 | 11,489 | +7.6% | 12,164 Apr 26 | 10,365 Feb 10 |
| 2003 | 10,677 | +24.5% | 11,162 Oct 20 | 7,608 Apr 28 |
| 2002 | 8,579 | −18.6% | 11,980 May 23 | 8,303 Nov 14 |
| 2001 | 10,543 | −23.5% | 14,529 May 7 | 9,504 Sep 17 |
| 2000 | 13,786 | −27.2% | 20,833 Apr 12 | 13,423 Dec 21 |
| 1999 | 18,934 | +36.8% | 18,934 Dec 30 | 13,233 Jan 5 |
| 1998 | 13,842 | −9.3% | 17,264 Mar 2 | 12,880 Oct 9 |
| 1997 | 15,259 | −21.2% | 20,681 Jun 16 | 14,775 Dec 29 |
| 1996 | 19,361 | −2.6% | 22,667 Jun 26 | 19,162 Dec 24 |
| 1995 | 19,868 | +0.7% | 20,012 Dec 27 | 14,485 Jul 3 |
| 1994 | 19,723 | +13.2% | 21,553 Jun 13 | 17,370 Jan 4 |
| 1993 | 17,417 | +2.9% | 21,148 Sep 13 | 16,079 Nov 29 |
| 1992 | 16,925 | −26.4% | 23,801 Jan 6 | 14,309 Aug 18 |
| 1991 | 22,984 | −3.6% | 27,147 Mar 18 | 21,457 Aug 19 |
| 1990 | 23,849 | −38.7% | 38,713 Jan 4 | 20,222 Oct 1 |
| 1989 | 38,916 | +29.0% | 38,916 Dec 29 | 30,184 Jan 5 |
| 1988 | 30,159 | +39.9% | 30,159 Dec 28 | 21,217 Jan 4 |
| 1987 | 21,564 | +14.6% | 26,646 Oct 14 | 18,544 Jan 13 |
| 1986 | 18,821 | +43.9% | 18,951 Aug 21 | 12,882 Jan 21 |
| 1985 | 13,083 | +13.3% | 13,129 Dec 17 | 11,543 Jan 2 |
| 1984 | 11,543 | — | 11,560 Dec 6 | 9,703 Jul 23 |
Nikkei 225 History FAQ
What is the Nikkei 225 all-time high?
The highest close in our data is 72,366 on June 25, 2026. The latest close is 64,917 (October 19, 2026).
What was the biggest one-day drop?
October 20, 1987, when it fell 14.9% to 21,910.
What was the worst bear market?
From June 6, 2008 to October 27, 2008 it fell 50.6%, from 14,489 to 7,163. It regained the old high on May 10, 2013, 4.9 years after the peak (prices only, not counting dividends or inflation).
Where does this data come from?
Daily closes since Jan 1984 (Tokyo). Later closes are added daily. Prices are for reference and may contain errors; check an official source before relying on a figure.
Historical prices are provided for information and may contain errors. Index values are the property of their publishers and are shown for reference only. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.