United Arab Emirates: Financial development

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 United Arab Emirates

Financial development

 Latest value 0.486
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.319
 Min - Max 0.128 - 0.576
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.486 index points, a decline from 0.487 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1980 to 2021 is 0.319 index points. The minimum value, 0.128 index points, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 0.576 index points was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Arab Emirates - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
United Arab Emirates - 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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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Financial development 0.486 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.368 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 0.225 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.316 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.495 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.585 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.670 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.885 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, efficiency 0.157 2021 index points
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