Financial markets development - Country rankings

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Financial markets development, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 14 countries was 0.307 index points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.585 index points and the lowest value was in Algeria: 0.002 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
UA Emirates 0.585 1 1980 - 2021
Qatar 0.567 2 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0.563 3 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.518 4 1980 - 2021
Iran 0.424 5 1980 - 2021
Oman 0.343 6 1980 - 2021
Egypt 0.287 7 1980 - 2021
Kuwait 0.27 8 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0.256 9 1980 - 2021
Jordan 0.24 10 1980 - 2021
Lebanon 0.142 11 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0.056 12 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0.041 13 1988 - 2021
Algeria 0.002 14 1980 - 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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1. UA Emirates
2. Qatar
3. Bahrain
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Iran
6. Oman
7. Egypt
8. Kuwait
9. Morocco
10. Jordan
11. Lebanon
12. Tunisia
13. Yemen
14. Algeria
0.585
0.567
0.563
0.518
0.424
0.343
0.287
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0.256
0.240
0.142
0.056
0.041
0.002
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