Nigeria: Financial development

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 Nigeria

Financial development

 Latest value 0.221
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.187
 Min - Max 0.123 - 0.273
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.221 index points, a decline from 0.224 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1980 to 2021 is 0.187 index points. The minimum value, 0.123 index points, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 0.273 index points was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Nigeria - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
Nigeria - 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 0.221 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.236 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 0.074 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.121 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.561 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.197 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.069 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.483 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.054 2021 index points
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