Thailand: Financial development

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 Thailand

Financial development

 Latest value 0.731
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.515
 Min - Max 0.325 - 0.741
 Source International Monetary Fund
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2021 is 0.731 index points, a decline from 0.741 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1980 to 2021 is 0.515 index points. The minimum value, 0.325 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.741 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Thailand: Financial development
 2021 0.731
 2020 0.741
 2019 0.700
 2018 0.720
 2017 0.700
 2016 0.737
 2015 0.714
 2014 0.709




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 markets development, efficiency 1.000 2021 index points
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