Kenya: Financial markets development, efficiency

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 Kenya

Financial markets development, efficiency

 Latest value 0.028
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.054
 Min - Max 0.013 - 0.148
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.028 index points, unchanged from 0.028 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.325 index points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1980 to 2021 is 0.054 index points. The minimum value, 0.013 index points, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 0.148 index points was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kenya: Financial markets development, efficiency
 2021 0.028
 2020 0.028
 2019 0.023
 2018 0.111
 2017 0.111
 2016 0.111
 2015 0.111
 2014 0.111




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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