Stock price volatility - Country rankings

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Stock price volatility, percent, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 26 countries was 21.63 percent. The highest value was in Greece: 31.83 percent and the lowest value was in Lithuania: 12.77 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
Greece 31.83 1 1987 - 2021
Luxembourg 28.36 2 1999 - 2021
Austria 28.13 3 1986 - 2021
Italy 26.72 4 1998 - 2021
Poland 26.57 5 1995 - 2021
Spain 26.47 6 1987 - 2021
Belgium 25.13 7 1997 - 2021
Ireland 24.79 8 1987 - 2021
France 24.62 9 1988 - 2021
Germany 24.38 10 1988 - 2021
Hungary 23.69 11 1991 - 2021
Portugal 23.25 12 1988 - 2021
Sweden 22.48 13 1987 - 2021
Netherlands 21.87 14 1984 - 2021
Finland 21.05 15 1987 - 2021
Denmark 19.7 16 1990 - 2021
Czechia 19.46 17 1995 - 2021
Latvia 18.87 18 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 18.22 19 1994 - 2021
Cyprus 17.01 20 2005 - 2021
Estonia 16.96 21 1997 - 2021
Slovenia 15.96 22 2003 - 2021
Croatia 15.84 23 2003 - 2021
Bulgaria 14.99 24 2001 - 2021
Malta 13.19 25 1998 - 2021
Lithuania 12.77 26 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. Greece
2. Luxembourg
3. Austria
4. Italy
5. Poland
6. Spain
7. Belgium
8. Ireland
9. France
10. Germany
11. Hungary
12. Portugal
13. Sweden
14. Netherlands
15. Finland
16. Denmark
17. Czechia
18. Latvia
19. Slovakia
20. Cyprus
21. Estonia
22. Slovenia
23. Croatia
24. Bulgaria
25. Malta
26. Lithuania
31.83
28.36
28.13
26.72
26.57
26.47
25.13
24.79
24.62
24.38
23.69
23.25
22.48
21.87
21.05
19.70
19.46
18.87
18.22
17.01
16.96
15.96
15.84
14.99
13.19
12.77
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15.9
23.9
31.83


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