Financial institutions development, depth - Country rankings
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Financial institutions development, depth, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 42 countries was 0.295 index points. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 1 index points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.021 index points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: International Monetary Fund
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| Countries | Financial institutions development, depth, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2 | 1980 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 0.859 | 3 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 0.814 | 4 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Japan | 0.692 | 5 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Israel | 0.644 | 6 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 0.625 | 7 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Macao | 0.577 | 8 | 1984 - 2021 |
| China | 0.486 | 9 | 1982 - 2021 |
| India | 0.389 | 10 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 0.36 | 11 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Bahrain | 0.355 | 12 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Vietnam | 0.344 | 13 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Qatar | 0.3 | 14 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 0.282 | 15 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Lebanon | 0.245 | 16 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 0.238 | 17 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Kuwait | 0.237 | 18 | 1980 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 0.225 | 19 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 0.215 | 20 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Iran | 0.2 | 21 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 0.182 | 22 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 0.17 | 23 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Oman | 0.17 | 24 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.17 | 25 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 0.165 | 26 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Indonesia | 0.162 | 27 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.147 | 28 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.145 | 29 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 0.141 | 30 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 0.13 | 31 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 0.107 | 32 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 0.097 | 33 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.084 | 34 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Burma | 0.075 | 35 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.068 | 36 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Pakistan | 0.065 | 37 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Laos | 0.063 | 38 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.057 | 39 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Syria | 0.044 | 40 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Tajikistan | 0.039 | 41 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Yemen | 0.021 | 42 | 1988 - 2021 |
Definition: Measures the development of financial institutions in terms of depth. Constructed as a principal component of the following variables: Private-sector credit to GDP; Pension fund assets to GDP; Mutual fund assets to GDP; and Insurance premiums, life and non-life, to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.
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