Stock price volatility - Country rankings

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Stock price volatility, percent, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 11 countries was 13.61 percent. The highest value was in Egypt: 21.44 percent and the lowest value was in Tunisia: 8.51 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
Egypt 21.44 1 1998 - 2021
Lebanon 18.53 2 1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 17.71 3 1994 - 2021
UA Emirates 15.6 4 1995 - 2021
Morocco 15.4 5 1994 - 2021
Qatar 14.37 6 2007 - 2021
Bahrain 10.21 7 2005 - 2021
Jordan 9.49 8 2000 - 2021
Oman 9.42 9 1992 - 2021
Kuwait 9.07 10 1996 - 2021
Tunisia 8.51 11 2000 - 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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1. Egypt
2. Lebanon
3. Saudi Arabia
4. UA Emirates
5. Morocco
6. Qatar
7. Bahrain
8. Jordan
9. Oman
10. Kuwait
11. Tunisia
21.44
18.53
17.71
15.60
15.40
14.37
10.21
9.49
9.42
9.07
8.51
0
5.4
10.7
16.1
21.44


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