Financial institutions development, efficiency - Country rankings

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Financial institutions development, efficiency, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 51 countries was 0.539 index points. The highest value was in Algeria: 0.732 index points and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0.225 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, efficiency, 2021 Global rank Available data
Algeria 0.732 1 1980 - 2021
Egypt 0.726 2 1980 - 2021
Seychelles 0.684 3 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.673 4 1980 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.669 5 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.668 6 1980 - 2021
South Africa 0.655 7 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.653 8 1980 - 2021
Mali 0.653 9 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0.652 10 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0.639 11 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0.63 12 1989 - 2021
Kenya 0.63 13 1980 - 2021
Sudan 0.622 14 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0.613 15 1980 - 2021
Togo 0.613 16 1980 - 2021
Botswana 0.607 17 1980 - 2021
Libya 0.604 18 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0.602 19 1990 - 2021
Djibouti 0.6 20 1987 - 2021
Benin 0.588 21 1980 - 2021
Angola 0.582 22 1995 - 2021
Mauritania 0.571 23 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0.567 24 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0.563 25 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0.563 26 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 0.561 27 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0.561 28 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.557 29 1982 - 2021
Zambia 0.544 30 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0.54 31 1995 - 2021
Tunisia 0.538 32 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0.517 33 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0.516 34 1990 - 2021
Senegal 0.511 35 1980 - 2021
Uganda 0.501 36 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0.488 37 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 0.483 38 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 0.47 39 1990 - 2021
Ghana 0.469 40 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0.46 41 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 0.419 42 1993 - 2021
Malawi 0.393 43 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.385 44 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.381 45 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0.365 46 1981 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.359 47 1985 - 2021
Chad 0.321 48 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.316 49 1993 - 2021
Comoros 0.234 50 1982 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0.225 51 1980 - 2021



Definition: Measures the efficiency of financial institutions. Constructed using the Principal Component methodology using the following variables: Net interest margin, Lending-deposits spread, Non-interest income to total income, Overhead costs to total assets, Return on assets, and Return on equity. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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1. Algeria
2. Egypt
3. Seychelles
4. Niger
5. Ethiopia
6. Cape Verde
7. South Africa
8. Burkina Faso
9. Mali
10. Mauritius
11. Burundi
12. Guinea
13. Kenya
14. Sudan
15. Swaziland
16. Togo
17. Botswana
18. Libya
19. Namibia
20. Djibouti
21. Benin
22. Angola
23. Mauritania
24. Madagascar
25. Cameroon
26. Morocco
27. Nigeria
28. Rwanda
29. Ivory Coast
30. Zambia
31. Eritrea
32. Tunisia
33. Gambia
34. G.-Bissau
35. Senegal
36. Uganda
37. Gabon
38. Tanzania
39. Mozambique
40. Ghana
41. Lesotho
42. DR Congo
43. Malawi
44. Sierra Leone
45. R. of Congo
46. Liberia
47. Eq. Guinea
48. Chad
49. S.T.&Principe
50. Comoros
51. C.A. Republic
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0.726
0.684
0.673
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0.668
0.655
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0.652
0.639
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0.622
0.613
0.613
0.607
0.604
0.602
0.600
0.588
0.582
0.571
0.567
0.563
0.563
0.561
0.561
0.557
0.544
0.540
0.538
0.517
0.516
0.511
0.501
0.488
0.483
0.470
0.469
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0.419
0.393
0.385
0.381
0.365
0.359
0.321
0.316
0.234
0.225
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