Financial Development Index in China
China: Financial Development Index was 0.6718 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in China, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, financial development index in China stood at 0.6718. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in China peaked at 0.6718 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
That places China 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.21 | 0 | 0.2894 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3425 | 0.2783 | 0.3949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4317 | 0.3496 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5866 | 0.5109 | 0.6374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6718 | 0.6718 | 0.6718 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in China?
- Financial development index in China was 0.6718 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6718 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does China rank for financial development index?
- China ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.