Republic of the Congo: Financial development

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 Republic of the Congo

Financial development

 Latest value 0.093
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.060
 Min - Max 0.026 - 0.119
 Source International Monetary Fund
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2021 is 0.093 index points, a decline from 0.104 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for the Republic of the Congo from 1980 to 2021 is 0.06 index points. The minimum value, 0.026 index points, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 0.119 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Republic of the Congo: Financial development
 2021 0.093
 2020 0.104
 2019 0.096
 2018 0.103
 2017 0.117
 2016 0.119
 2015 0.115
 2014 0.101




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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