Financial institutions development, efficiency - Country rankings

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Financial institutions development, efficiency, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 45 countries was 0.527 index points. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 0.684 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
Seychelles 0.684 1 1980 - 2021
Niger 0.673 2 1980 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.669 3 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.668 4 1980 - 2021
South Africa 0.655 5 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.653 6 1980 - 2021
Mali 0.653 7 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0.652 8 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0.639 9 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0.63 10 1989 - 2021
Kenya 0.63 11 1980 - 2021
Sudan 0.622 12 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0.613 13 1980 - 2021
Togo 0.613 14 1980 - 2021
Botswana 0.607 15 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0.602 16 1990 - 2021
Benin 0.588 17 1980 - 2021
Angola 0.582 18 1995 - 2021
Mauritania 0.571 19 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0.567 20 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0.563 21 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 0.561 22 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0.561 23 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.557 24 1982 - 2021
Zambia 0.544 25 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0.54 26 1995 - 2021
Gambia 0.517 27 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0.516 28 1990 - 2021
Senegal 0.511 29 1980 - 2021
Uganda 0.501 30 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0.488 31 1980 - 2021
Tanzania 0.483 32 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 0.47 33 1990 - 2021
Ghana 0.469 34 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0.46 35 1980 - 2021
DR Congo 0.419 36 1993 - 2021
Malawi 0.393 37 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.385 38 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.381 39 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0.365 40 1981 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.359 41 1985 - 2021
Chad 0.321 42 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.316 43 1993 - 2021
Comoros 0.234 44 1982 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0.225 45 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. Seychelles
2. Niger
3. Ethiopia
4. Cape Verde
5. South Africa
6. Burkina Faso
7. Mali
8. Mauritius
9. Burundi
10. Guinea
11. Kenya
12. Sudan
13. Swaziland
14. Togo
15. Botswana
16. Namibia
17. Benin
18. Angola
19. Mauritania
20. Madagascar
21. Cameroon
22. Nigeria
23. Rwanda
24. Ivory Coast
25. Zambia
26. Eritrea
27. Gambia
28. G.-Bissau
29. Senegal
30. Uganda
31. Gabon
32. Tanzania
33. Mozambique
34. Ghana
35. Lesotho
36. DR Congo
37. Malawi
38. Sierra Leone
39. R. of Congo
40. Liberia
41. Eq. Guinea
42. Chad
43. S.T.&Principe
44. Comoros
45. C.A. Republic
0.684
0.673
0.669
0.668
0.655
0.653
0.653
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0.622
0.613
0.613
0.607
0.602
0.588
0.582
0.571
0.567
0.563
0.561
0.561
0.557
0.544
0.540
0.517
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0.511
0.501
0.488
0.483
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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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