Financial Institutions Depth Index by country
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...
What the numbers show
Financial Institutions Depth Index is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 1 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.0039 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1952, and the mean is 0.2921.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 257.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 519.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 62.4%).
Financial Institutions Depth Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 1 | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0.9747 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 0.9618 | 2020 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 0.9534 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 0.9425 | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 0.8922 | 2020 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 0.8892 | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 0.8781 | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 11 | Namibia | 0.8615 | 2020 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 0.8572 | 2020 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 0.8272 | 2020 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 0.8259 | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 15 | France | 0.8162 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 0.8028 | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0.7932 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 0.789 | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 0.77 | 2020 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 0.7505 | 2020 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 0.7481 | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.7161 | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Jamaica | 0.7113 | 2020 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 0.707 | 2020 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 0.7026 | 2020 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Barbados | 0.6779 | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.6729 | 2020 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6694 | 2020 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 0.6599 | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 0.6426 | 2020 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.6387 | 2020 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 0.6158 | 2020 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Macau, China | 0.5946 | 2020 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 0.5903 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 0.5515 | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.5143 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | China | 0.5 | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.4597 | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.4535 | 2020 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.4507 | 2020 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 41 | El Salvador | 0.4239 | 2020 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.4088 | 2020 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 43 | Botswana | 0.3981 | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 0.3967 | 2020 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 0.3893 | 2020 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.3766 | 2020 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 47 | India | 0.3761 | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 0.3619 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Aruba | 0.3392 | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 0.3325 | 2020 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovak Republic | 0.3289 | 2020 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 0.328 | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3218 | 2020 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.3151 | 2020 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0.3126 | 2020 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.3102 | 2020 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.3026 | 2020 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bahrain | 0.3011 | 2020 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 0.2977 | 2020 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 60 | Bahamas | 0.2917 | 2020 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.2879 | 2020 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 0.2866 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 0.2816 | 2020 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 0.2802 | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 0.2779 | 2020 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.277 | 2020 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 67 | Lesotho | 0.2766 | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 68 | Dominica | 0.2756 | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 69 | Grenada | 0.2754 | 2020 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 0.2737 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 0.2666 | 2020 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 72 | Fiji | 0.2647 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 0.2567 | 2020 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Lebanon | 0.2564 | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 75 | Poland | 0.2518 | 2020 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 0.2517 | 2020 | up 339.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.2464 | 2020 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.2401 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 0.2401 | 2020 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2219 | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 0.2196 | 2020 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Türkiye | 0.2184 | 2020 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 0.2126 | 2020 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Suriname | 0.2103 | 2020 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0.2096 | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 86 | Argentina | 0.2083 | 2020 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 87 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.2061 | 2020 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Russia | 0.2048 | 2020 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 0.2005 | 2020 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 0.1952 | 2020 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1935 | 2020 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kenya | 0.1909 | 2020 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 93 | Maldives | 0.1903 | 2020 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 0.1884 | 2020 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 0.1858 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 0.1857 | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.1853 | 2020 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1763 | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 0.166 | 2020 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 0.1653 | 2020 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 0.1615 | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 0.1608 | 2020 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 0.1604 | 2020 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 0.1599 | 2020 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Indonesia | 0.1571 | 2020 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 0.1506 | 2020 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 107 | Paraguay | 0.1394 | 2020 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1386 | 2020 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 0.1345 | 2020 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 0.1334 | 2020 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 111 | Albania | 0.1323 | 2020 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 0.1319 | 2020 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bhutan | 0.1319 | 2020 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 0.1251 | 2020 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 0.121 | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 116 | Eswatini | 0.1202 | 2020 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 117 | Guatemala | 0.1177 | 2020 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1115 | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 0.1102 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1089 | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0.107 | 2020 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Mongolia | 0.105 | 2020 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 0.1041 | 2020 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Mozambique | 0.1038 | 2020 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 0.1021 | 2020 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Samoa | 0.1014 | 2020 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 0.1006 | 2020 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 128 | Senegal | 0.0972 | 2020 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 0.0901 | 2020 | up 169.9% | falling |
| 130 | Algeria | 0.0878 | 2020 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 0.0874 | 2020 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0866 | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 133 | Egypt | 0.0844 | 2020 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 134 | Belarus | 0.0839 | 2020 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Ghana | 0.0823 | 2020 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Djibouti | 0.082 | 2020 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 137 | Zambia | 0.0815 | 2020 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 138 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0796 | 2020 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 139 | Pakistan | 0.0772 | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 140 | Nigeria | 0.0754 | 2020 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 141 | Ukraine | 0.0741 | 2020 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Tonga | 0.0736 | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 0.0725 | 2020 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | 0.0716 | 2020 | up 519.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 0.068 | 2020 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Mali | 0.0657 | 2020 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 147 | Burundi | 0.0653 | 2020 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.064 | 2020 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Cameroon | 0.0607 | 2020 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 150 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0597 | 2020 | down 46.8% | flat |
| 151 | Gabon | 0.0584 | 2020 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 152 | Madagascar | 0.0559 | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritania | 0.0548 | 2020 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0535 | 2020 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Haiti | 0.0523 | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 0.0513 | 2020 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 157 | Benin | 0.0508 | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 0.0482 | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 159 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.0455 | 2020 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0444 | 2020 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 161 | Eritrea | 0.0434 | 2020 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 0.0403 | 2020 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 163 | Angola | 0.0392 | 2020 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 0.0384 | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 0.0382 | 2020 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | 0.0373 | 2020 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0363 | 2020 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 0.0356 | 2020 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Sudan | 0.0352 | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 0.0338 | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0297 | 2020 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 0.0295 | 2020 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0286 | 2020 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.0274 | 2020 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0243 | 2020 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Chad | 0.0237 | 2020 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Yemen | 0.0219 | 2020 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Guinea | 0.0173 | 2020 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 179 | South Sudan | 0.0039 | 2020 | up 397.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Advanced Markets 0.6694
- Europe 0.4704
- Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 0.3423
- Asia and Pacific 0.3244
- All Countries 0.2864
- Emerging Markets 0.2643
- Middle East and Central Asia 0.1419
- Africa 0.1313
- Low-Income and Developing Countries 0.0988
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.