Switzerland: Financial development

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 Switzerland

Financial development

 Latest value 0.939
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.870
 Min - Max 0.591 - 1.000
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.939 index points, a decline from 0.95 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1980 to 2021 is 0.87 index points. The minimum value, 0.591 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 1 index points was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Switzerland: Financial development
 2021 0.939
 2020 0.950
 2019 0.926
 2018 0.965
 2017 0.957
 2016 0.974
 2015 0.980
 2014 0.950




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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