Asia and Pacific vs China: Financial Markets Efficiency Index

Asia and Pacific
0.2424
in 2020
China
1
in 2020
Asia and Pacific rank
3rd
China rank
1st

Financial Markets Efficiency Index over time

  • Asia and Pacific
  • China
00.20.40.60.81198020002020

How they compare

China currently reports 1 against 0.2424 in Asia and Pacific, a difference of 0.7576.

That makes China's figure about 4.1 times Asia and Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Asia and Pacific ahead.

Asia and Pacific ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 9 groups.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia and Pacific China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.138 0.4581 0.32 China
1990s 0.2253 0.8216 0.5963 China
2000s 0.2717 0.9456 0.674 China
2010s 0.2272 1 0.7728 China
2020s 0.2424 1 0.7576 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financial markets efficiency index, Asia and Pacific or China?
China, at 1 against 0.2424 in Asia and Pacific as of 2020.
What is the difference in financial markets efficiency index between Asia and Pacific and China?
0.7576, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Pacific and China?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Asia and Pacific and China rank globally for financial markets efficiency index?
Asia and Pacific ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 9 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Financial Markets Efficiency Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Asia and Pacific vs China: Financial Markets Efficiency Index. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/financial-markets-efficiency-index/asia-and-pacific-2/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/financial-markets-efficiency-index/asia-and-pacific-2/china/">Asia and Pacific vs China: Financial Markets Efficiency Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Financial Markets Efficiency Index
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
192 places, 7,872 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.