Financial institutions development, depth - Country rankings

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Financial institutions development, depth, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 17 countries was 0.181 index points. The highest value was in Jordan: 0.36 index points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.021 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
Jordan 0.36 1 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0.355 2 1980 - 2021
Qatar 0.3 3 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0.262 4 1980 - 2021
Lebanon 0.245 5 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 0.237 6 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 0.225 7 1980 - 2021
Iran 0.2 8 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.194 9 1980 - 2021
Oman 0.17 10 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.17 11 1980 - 2021
Egypt 0.083 12 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0.078 13 1987 - 2021
Algeria 0.075 14 1980 - 2021
Libya 0.055 15 1980 - 2021
Syria 0.044 16 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0.021 17 1988 - 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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1. Jordan
2. Bahrain
3. Qatar
4. Morocco
5. Lebanon
6. Kuwait
7. UA Emirates
8. Iran
9. Tunisia
10. Oman
11. Saudi Arabia
12. Egypt
13. Djibouti
14. Algeria
15. Libya
16. Syria
17. Yemen
0.360
0.355
0.300
0.262
0.245
0.237
0.225
0.200
0.194
0.170
0.170
0.083
0.078
0.075
0.055
0.044
0.021
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0.1
0.2
0.3
0.36


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