Australia: Financial development

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 Australia

Financial development

 Latest value 0.909
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.742
 Min - Max 0.282 - 0.974
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.909 index points, a decline from 0.919 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2021 is 0.742 index points. The minimum value, 0.282 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.974 index points was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Australia - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
Australia - Financial development - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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 Financial development 0.909 2021 index points
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 Financial institutions development, access 0.783 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.747 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.869 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.920 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.759 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.880 2021 index points
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