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Financial institutions development, depth, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 9 countries was 0.273 index points. The highest value was in Australia: 0.86 index points and the lowest value was in the Solomon Islands: 0.039 index points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Financial institutions development, depth, 2021 Global rank Available data
Australia 0.86 1 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 0.774 2 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0.299 3 1980 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.133 4 1980 - 2021
Vanuatu 0.118 5 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0.107 6 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0.079 7 1980 - 2021
Micronesia 0.045 8 1995 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0.039 9 1980 - 2021



Definition: Measures the development of financial institutions in terms of depth. Constructed as a principal component of the following variables: Private-sector credit to GDP; Pension fund assets to GDP; Mutual fund assets to GDP; and Insurance premiums, life and non-life, to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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