Singapore: Financial development

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 Singapore

Financial development

 Latest value 0.704
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.664
 Min - Max 0.443 - 0.831
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.704 index points, a decline from 0.71 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1980 to 2021 is 0.664 index points. The minimum value, 0.443 index points, was reached in 1985 while the maximum of 0.831 index points was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Singapore - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
Singapore - Financial development - historical chart - 1980-2021




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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 Financial development 0.704 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.761 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 1.000 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.321 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.694 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.620 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.776 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.822 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.202 2021 index points
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