Financial markets development - Country rankings
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Financial markets development, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 0.422 index points. The highest value was in Spain: 0.8 index points and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 0.025 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 markets development, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 0.8 | 1 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Italy | 0.782 | 2 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 0.781 | 3 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 0.759 | 4 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Germany | 0.756 | 5 | 1980 - 2021 |
| France | 0.751 | 6 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Finland | 0.653 | 7 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 0.638 | 8 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 0.566 | 9 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 0.564 | 10 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 0.553 | 11 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Austria | 0.551 | 12 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Greece | 0.498 | 13 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 0.487 | 14 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 0.438 | 15 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 0.384 | 16 | 1982 - 2021 |
| Malta | 0.373 | 17 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Poland | 0.362 | 18 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 0.237 | 19 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 0.103 | 20 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 0.091 | 21 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Romania | 0.071 | 22 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 0.069 | 23 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 0.051 | 24 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 0.034 | 25 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 0.027 | 26 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 0.025 | 27 | 1991 - 2021 |
Definition: An index for overall financial markets development based on the three subindexes for depth, access, and efficiency listed on the indictors menu. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.
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