Ireland: Stock price volatility

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 Ireland

Stock price volatility, percent

 Latest value 24.79
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1987 - 2021
 Average 18.96
 Min - Max 8.94 - 45.65
 Source Global Financial Development Database
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The latest value from 2021 is 24.79 percent, a decline from 24.97 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 20.14 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1987 to 2021 is 18.96 percent. The minimum value, 8.94 percent, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 45.65 percent was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Ireland: Stock price volatility
 2021 24.79
 2020 24.97
 2019 14.61
 2018 11.97
 2017 18.92
 2016 21.56
 2015 16.93
 2014 14.51




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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