Japan: Financial development

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 Japan

Financial development

 Latest value 0.888
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.723
 Min - Max 0.506 - 0.933
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.888 index points, a decline from 0.933 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2021 is 0.723 index points. The minimum value, 0.506 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.933 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Japan: Financial development
 2021 0.888
 2020 0.933
 2019 0.908
 2018 0.894
 2017 0.898
 2016 0.860
 2015 0.864
 2014 0.843




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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