Stock price volatility in Malta
Malta: Stock price volatility was 13.19 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Stock price volatility in Malta, 1998–2021
Source: Bloomberg.
Analysis
In 2021, stock price volatility in Malta stood at 13.19.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock price volatility in Malta peaked at 25.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.33, in 2017.
That places Malta 74th out of 86 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.62 | 16.59 | 16.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.85 | 9.29 | 25.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 6.33 | 13.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 | 10.68 | 13.19 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More financial sector data for Malta
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 61.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.2461 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 19.16 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 13.48 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 13.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 61.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 5,161 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.45 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock price volatility in Malta?
- Stock price volatility in Malta was 13.19 in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock price volatility recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 25.37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stock price volatility recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for stock price volatility?
- Malta ranks 74th out of 86 regions with data for 2021.
- Is stock price volatility rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.