Nigeria: Financial markets development, depth

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 Nigeria

Financial markets development, depth

 Latest value 0.069
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.040
 Min - Max 0.015 - 0.109
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.069 index points, an increase from 0.068 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.255 index points, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1980 to 2021 is 0.04 index points. The minimum value, 0.015 index points, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 0.109 index points was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Nigeria - Financial markets development, depth - Recent values chart

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Nigeria - Financial markets development, depth - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: Measures the depth (size) of financial markets using the principal component methodology with the following variables: Stock market capitalization to GDP; Stocks traded to GDP; International debt securities of government to GDP; Total debt securities of financial corporations to GDP; and Total debt securities of nonfinancial corporations to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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