China: Financial markets development, efficiency

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 China

Financial markets development, efficiency

 Latest value 1.000
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1982 - 2021
 Average 0.856
 Min - Max 0.503 - 1.000
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 1 index points, unchanged from 1 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.325 index points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1982 to 2021 is 0.856 index points. The minimum value, 0.503 index points, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 1 index points was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values China: Financial markets development, efficiency
 2021 1.000
 2020 1.000
 2019 1.000
 2018 1.000
 2017 1.000
 2016 1.000
 2015 1.000
 2014 1.000




Definition: Measures the efficiency of financial markets using the following variable: Stock market turnover ratio (stocks traded to capitalization). See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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