Global bond index returns

 chronicles the annual returns of global bond indexes.

Global bond indexes are designed by index providers, including:
 * Bank of America Merrill Lynch
 * Barclays Capital
 * FTSE
 * Morningstar
 * J.P. Morgan
 * Standard and Poors (S&P)

Nominal bond indexes
The broadest Barclays nominal global bond indexes include the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, which measures investment grade bonds, and the even broader Multiverse index, which combines the Global Aggregate Index and Barclays Global High Yield Bond Index.

S&P provides nominal bond indexes in local currency, the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index, and in US dollars, the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Bond (USD) Index.

Morningstar provides the Morningstar Global Government Bond Index, denominated in the US dollar.

Nominal bond index returns
The table below provides annual total returns for the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (both hedged and unhedged index returns) for major world currencies. Currencies include the US dollar, the EURO, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and the Canadian dollar. The second tab of the table provides returns for the Barclay's Multiverse Index, denominated in unhedged US dollars; the third tab provides data for the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index in both local currency and US dollars; the fourth tab provides data from the Morningstar Global Government Bond Index (in US dollars)

Table: Global Bond Index returns  google drive spreadsheet

Inflation-linked bond indexes
Barclays also provides global inflation-indexed bond indexes. The Barclays World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index measures the performance of developed market inflation-indexed bonds. The Barclays Universal Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index is comprised of the World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index and the Barclays Emerging Markets Government Inflation-Linked Bond index.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch provides the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Diversified Inflation-Linked Index, which serves as the tracking index for the iShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond ETF (GTIP)

S&P provides the S&P Global Developed Inflation-Linked Bond Index in both local currency and US dollar versions.

Inflation-Indexed bond index returns
The table below provides annual total returns for the Barclays Worldwide Inflation-Linked Bond Index (both hedged and unhedged index returns) for major world currencies. Currencies include the US dollar, the EURO, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and the Canadian dollar.

The second tab provides unhedged US dollar returns for the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Diversified Inflation-Linked Index; the third tab provides data for the S&P Global Developed Inflation-Linked Bond Index in both local currency and US dollars.

Table: Global Inflation-Linked Bond Index returns  google drive spreadsheet