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Exclusive XRP Historical Yearly Price Movement Overview

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Updated by Kyle Baird
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In Brief

  • XRP increased by 32,943% in 2017.
  • XRP decreased by 82% in 2018.
  • So far in 2021, it has moved upwards by 625%.
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In this article, BeInCrypto takes a look at the price movements of XRP and measures its yearly increases to see how it measures up to the growth that it’s seen in 2021. Its most bullish year to date was 2017 when it increased by a massive 32,943%. So far in 2021, it has moved upwards by 625%.

XRP 2016-2018

In 2016, XRP began the year trading at $0.0061. The year was not very eventful, with a lack of volatility noted throughout. The yearly closing price was at $0.0066, an increase of only 5.86%. This all changed in 2017, a year that saw a colossal increase in the token’s price. The token moved upwards by 32,943%, reaching a yearly close of $1.97. While its all-time high price of $3.28 was reached in January 2018, the rest of the year was bearish. The token decreased each month with the exception of April and September. It proceeded to reach a yearly close of $0.349—a decrease of 82.26% on the year.
XRP Movement
XRP Chart By TradingView

XRP 2018-present

2019 was also a bearish year for XRP, its second consecutive year in which the closing price was lower than the opening. All in all, the token decreased by 44.71%, settling on a new low of $0.173. 2020 was a very eventful year with considerable volatility. It reached a high of $0.78 in November before decreasing considerably the following month and creating a bearish engulfing candlestick. However, it still managed to reach a yearly close of about 14% higher than its opening price. Finally, XRP has increased considerably in 2021. So far, it has moved upwards by 62% in slightly more than four months, making it the second-best year thus far for the token.
XRP Current Movement
XRP Chart By TradingView

Conclusion

Throughout its price history, XRP has increased by :
  • 2016: 6%
  • 2017: 32,943%
  • 2018: -82%
  • 2019: -45%
  • 2020: 14%
  • 2021: 625%
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Valdrin Tahiri
Valdrin discovered cryptocurrencies while he was getting his MSc in Financial Markets from the Barcelona School of Economics. Shortly after graduating, he began writing for several different cryptocurrency related websites as a freelancer before eventually taking on the role of BeInCrypto's Senior Analyst. (I do not have a discord and will not contact you first there. Beware of scammers)
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