Australia: Financial markets development, depth

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 Australia

Financial markets development, depth

 Latest value 0.920
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.612
 Min - Max 0.067 - 0.980
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.92 index points, a decline from 0.972 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.255 index points, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2021 is 0.612 index points. The minimum value, 0.067 index points, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 0.98 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Australia - Financial markets development, depth - Recent values chart

Historical series
Australia - Financial markets development, depth - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: Measures the depth (size) of financial markets using the principal component methodology with the following variables: Stock market capitalization to GDP; Stocks traded to GDP; International debt securities of government to GDP; Total debt securities of financial corporations to GDP; and Total debt securities of nonfinancial corporations to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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