Trinidad and Tobago: Financial development

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 Trinidad and Tobago

Financial development

 Latest value 0.383
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.308
 Min - Max 0.190 - 0.388
 Source International Monetary Fund
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2021 is 0.383 index points, a decline from 0.388 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Trinidad and Tobago from 1980 to 2021 is 0.308 index points. The minimum value, 0.19 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.388 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 Trinidad and Tobago: Financial development
 2021 0.383
 2020 0.388
 2019 0.369
 2018 0.364
 2017 0.353
 2016 0.351
 2015 0.314
 2014 0.302




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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