Stock price volatility in Kenya
Kenya: Stock price volatility was 17.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Stock price volatility in Kenya, 2008–2021
Source: Bloomberg.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17.09 for stock price volatility in 2021.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock price volatility in Kenya peaked at 25.99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.17, in 2015.
That places Kenya 55th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.51 | 23.03 | 25.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.88 | 10.17 | 14.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.04 | 16.98 | 17.09 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock price volatility in Kenya?
- Stock price volatility in Kenya was 17.09 in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock price volatility recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 25.99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest stock price volatility recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for stock price volatility?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock price volatility rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock price volatility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock price volatility is the average of the 360-day volatility of the national stock market index.