Sao Tome and Principe: Financial institutions development, access
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
Financial institutions development, access |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.358 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1993 - 2021 |
| Average | 0.245 |
| Min - Max | 0.084 - 0.469 |
| Source | International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2021 is 0.358 index points, unchanged from 0.358 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.363 index points, based on data from 175 countries. Historically, the average for Sao Tome and Principe from 1993 to 2021 is 0.245 index points. The minimum value, 0.084 index points, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 0.469 index points was recorded in 2013.
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Definition: Measures access to financial services as a principal component of the following two variables: Bank branches per 100,000 adults and ATMs per 100,000 adults. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.
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| Financial development | 0.122 | 2021 | index points |
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| Financial institutions development, efficiency | 0.316 | 2021 | index points |