Ghana: Stock price volatility
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| Ghana |
Stock price volatility, percent |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 14.01 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2011 - 2021 |
| Average | 9.92 |
| Min - Max | 6.76 - 14.01 |
| Source | Global Financial Development Database |
The latest value from 2021 is 14.01 percent, an increase from 13.22 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 20.14 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Ghana from 2011 to 2021 is 9.92 percent. The minimum value, 6.76 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 14.01 percent was recorded in 2021.
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Definition: The stock price volatility index is the 360-day standard deviation of the return on the national stock market index.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Stock market capitalization, in dollars | 6.46 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Stock market turnover ratio | 0.96 | 2022 | percent |
| Listed companies | 30 | 2022 | companies |
| Stock market value traded | 0.08 | 2022 | percent |
| Stock market return | 28.63 | 2021 | percent |
| Stock market access for smaller firms | 66.80 | 2020 | percent |
| Stock market activity for smaller firms | 10.67 | 2020 | percent |
| Stock price volatility | 14.01 | 2021 | percent |
| Life insurance volume | 0.52 | 2020 | percent |
| Non-life insurance premium volume | 0.50 | 2020 | percent |
| Pension fund assets to GDP | 5.46 | 2020 | percent |
| Insurance company assets | 2.25 | 2017 | percent |