Equatorial Guinea: Financial markets development, depth

The latest value from 2009 is 0.01 index points, an increase from 0.008 index points in 2008. In comparison, the world average is 0.252 index points, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for Equatorial Guinea from 1985 to 2009 is 0.021 index points. The minimum value, 0.008 index points, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 0.032 index points was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.