Financial Institutions Index in United States
United States: Financial Institutions Index was 0.884 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Institutions Index in United States, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.884 for financial institutions index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions index in United States peaked at 0.9017 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3837, in 1982.
That places United States 7th 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 | 0.5153 | 0.3837 | 0.6784 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7958 | 0.7296 | 0.8568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8759 | 0.8549 | 0.8907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8899 | 0.8752 | 0.9017 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.884 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 United Kingdom 0.8999 compare
- 5 Australia 0.8972 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 0.8879 compare
- 8 Korea 0.8546 compare
- 9 Macau (China) 0.8519 compare
- 10 France 0.8332 compare
More financial sector data for United States
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 94,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 834.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 177.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 44.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial institutions index in United States?
- Financial institutions index in United States was 0.884 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9017 in 2015.
- What is the lowest financial institutions index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3837 in 1982.
- How does United States rank for financial institutions index?
- United States ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Institutions 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.