European listed real estate, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, rose 16.6% over the course of 2015, driven by the Swedish market which reported an almost 35% rise over the year.

European listed real estate, as represented by the GPR 250 Europe Index, rose 16.6% over the course of 2015, driven by the Swedish market which reported an almost 35% rise over the year.

Returns for the individual country indices, calculated in euros, were as follows for December, with the full-year 2015 result in brackets:

Sweden 3.4% (34.6%)
Switzerland 2.3% (22.3%)
Belgium -0.4% (11.3%)
Netherlands -1.7% (8.1%)
Germany -1.8% (18.8%)
Spain -2.7% (16.4%)
France -3.8% (13.8%)
Austria -3.8% (9.8%)
UK -7.9% (15.1%)

Globally, the returns were as follows:

GPR 250 Global -1.7% (12.5%)
GPR 250 Africa -16.2% (-15.4%)
GPR 250 Americas -1.1% (14.8%)
GPR 250 Asia -2.2% (4.9%)
GPR 250 Europe -4.2% (16.6%)
GPR 250 Oceania 1.4% (13.7%)