Kenya: Financial institutions development

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 Kenya

Financial institutions development

 Latest value 0.285
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.229
 Min - Max 0.160 - 0.290
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.285 index points, an increase from 0.269 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.436 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1980 to 2021 is 0.229 index points. The minimum value, 0.16 index points, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 0.29 index points was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kenya: Financial institutions development
 2021 0.285
 2020 0.269
 2019 0.278
 2018 0.283
 2017 0.285
 2016 0.279
 2015 0.290
 2014 0.286




Definition: An index for overall financial institutions development based on the three subindexes for depth, access, and efficiency from the indictors menu. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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