New Zealand: Financial development

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 New Zealand

Financial development

 Latest value 0.617
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.502
 Min - Max 0.251 - 0.652
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.617 index points, a decline from 0.631 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 1980 to 2021 is 0.502 index points. The minimum value, 0.251 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.652 index points was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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New Zealand - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
New Zealand - 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 0.617 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.739 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 0.774 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.445 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.780 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.472 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.353 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.857 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.207 2021 index points
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