Stock price volatility in Lebanon
Lebanon: Stock price volatility was 18.53 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Stock price volatility in Lebanon, 1996–2021
Source: Bloomberg.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 18.53 for stock price volatility in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock price volatility in Lebanon peaked at 27.75 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.18, in 2014.
That places Lebanon 47th 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.17 | 14.08 | 17.46 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.2 | 15.36 | 27.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 | 6.18 | 16.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.51 | 16.49 | 18.53 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 89,500 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock price volatility in Lebanon?
- Stock price volatility in Lebanon was 18.53 in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock price volatility recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.75 in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock price volatility recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for stock price volatility?
- Lebanon ranks 47th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock price volatility rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.