Jamaica: Financial markets development, efficiency

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 Jamaica

Financial markets development, efficiency

 Latest value 0.005
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.117
 Min - Max 0.005 - 0.330
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.005 index points, unchanged from 0.005 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.325 index points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Jamaica from 1980 to 2021 is 0.117 index points. The minimum value, 0.005 index points, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 0.33 index points was recorded in 1985. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Jamaica - Financial markets development, efficiency - Recent values chart

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Jamaica - Financial markets development, efficiency - historical chart - 1980-2021




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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