Japan: Financial institutions development, efficiency

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 Japan

Financial institutions development, efficiency

 Latest value 0.730
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.724
 Min - Max 0.640 - 0.799
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.73 index points, an increase from 0.719 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.585 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2021 is 0.724 index points. The minimum value, 0.64 index points, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 0.799 index points was recorded in 1988. 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 institutions development, efficiency
 2021 0.730
 2020 0.719
 2019 0.709
 2018 0.725
 2017 0.727
 2016 0.725
 2015 0.731
 2014 0.733




Definition: Measures the efficiency of financial institutions. Constructed using the Principal Component methodology using the following variables: Net interest margin, Lending-deposits spread, Non-interest income to total income, Overhead costs to total assets, Return on assets, and Return on equity. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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