Nigeria: Financial institutions development

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 Nigeria

Financial institutions development

 Latest value 0.236
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.195
 Min - Max 0.150 - 0.244
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.236 index points, a decline from 0.242 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.436 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1980 to 2021 is 0.195 index points. The minimum value, 0.15 index points, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 0.244 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nigeria: Financial institutions development
 2021 0.236
 2020 0.242
 2019 0.244
 2018 0.237
 2017 0.223
 2016 0.228
 2015 0.219
 2014 0.229




Definition: An index for overall financial institutions development based on the three subindexes for depth, access, and efficiency from the indictors menu. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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