Panama: Financial markets development, efficiency

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 Panama

Financial markets development, efficiency

 Latest value 0.019
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.026
 Min - Max 0.005 - 0.114
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.019 index points, unchanged from 0.019 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.325 index points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Panama from 1980 to 2021 is 0.026 index points. The minimum value, 0.005 index points, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 0.114 index points was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Panama: Financial markets development, efficiency
 2021 0.019
 2020 0.019
 2019 0.027
 2018 0.037
 2017 0.037
 2016 0.037
 2015 0.037
 2014 0.037




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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