Emerging markets vs US stock performance is a cycle story, and cycles need tracking. The 2000s belonged to EM, the 2010s to the US, and the 2020s are still being decided. These six tools keep the scoreboard current.

Compare in dollars. Currency moves decide this contest as often as stocks do.

  • World Bank WDI: 25 years of country market cap data to see full cycles, free.
  • CapitalDrift (worldmarketstats.com): weekly movers across 104 countries, so rotation shows up early.
  • Siblis Research: valuation gaps between emerging markets and the US, updated regularly.
  • Trading Economics: fast EM vs US snapshots across indicators.
  • IndexMundi: free country maps for the EM half of the comparison.
  • Slickcharts: S&P 500 weightings showing how concentrated the US side really is.

Sources: World Bank WDI, Slickcharts

Cycles turn. A good tracker tells you when.