Stock price volatility in Panama
Panama: Stock price volatility was 8.95 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Stock price volatility in Panama, 2000–2021
Source: Bloomberg.
Analysis
In 2021, stock price volatility in Panama stood at 8.95.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock price volatility in Panama peaked at 16.46 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2005.
That places Panama 84th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 | 3.9 | 16.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 | 4.65 | 10.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 | 6.15 | 8.95 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Panama
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.74 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.62 billion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 9.33 billion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 98.2% (2020)
- Broad money 76.2% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. -11.4% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 100.2% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock price volatility in Panama?
- Stock price volatility in Panama was 8.95 in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock price volatility recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 in 2009.
- What is the lowest stock price volatility recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for stock price volatility?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock price volatility rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.