USA: Financial markets development

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 USA

Financial markets development

 Latest value 0.900
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.714
 Min - Max 0.250 - 0.933
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.9 index points, unchanged from 0.9 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.239 index points, based on data from 158 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2021 is 0.714 index points. The minimum value, 0.25 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.933 index points was recorded in 1999. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values USA: Financial markets development
 2021 0.900
 2020 0.900
 2019 0.900
 2018 0.900
 2017 0.900
 2016 0.885
 2015 0.891
 2014 0.891




Definition: An index for overall financial markets development based on the three subindexes for depth, access, and efficiency listed on the indictors menu. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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