Stock price volatility - Country rankings
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Stock price volatility, percent, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 26 countries was 17.72 percent. The highest value was in the Philippines: 27.07 percent and the lowest value was in Kuwait: 9.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1984 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: Global Financial Development Database
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| Countries | Stock price volatility, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 27.07 | 1 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 23.2 | 2 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Vietnam | 22.5 | 3 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.24 | 4 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 21.77 | 5 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Indonesia | 21.77 | 6 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Israel | 21.5 | 7 | 1992 - 2021 |
| India | 20.59 | 8 | 1984 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 20.18 | 9 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 19.54 | 10 | 1999 - 2021 |
| Japan | 19.26 | 11 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Laos | 18.88 | 12 | 2011 - 2021 |
| Lebanon | 18.53 | 13 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Singapore | 18.39 | 14 | 2000 - 2021 |
| China | 18.24 | 15 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17.71 | 16 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Pakistan | 17.28 | 17 | 1999 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 16.34 | 18 | 2010 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 16.13 | 19 | 1984 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 15.6 | 20 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Qatar | 14.37 | 21 | 2007 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 11.47 | 22 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Bahrain | 10.21 | 23 | 2005 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 9.49 | 24 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Oman | 9.42 | 25 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Kuwait | 9.07 | 26 | 1996 - 2021 |
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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