Hong Kong: Financial development

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 Hong Kong

Financial development

 Latest value 0.760
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.648
 Min - Max 0.370 - 0.797
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.76 index points, a decline from 0.787 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from 1980 to 2021 is 0.648 index points. The minimum value, 0.37 index points, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 0.797 index points was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Hong Kong - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
Hong Kong - 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 0.760 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.793 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 1.000 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.458 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.596 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.696 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.711 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.726 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.618 2021 index points
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