Financial Development Index

The World Economic Forum publishes a Financial Development Index annually, which measures and analyses the factors enabling the development of financial systems among different economies. It provides a comprehensive means for economies to benchmark various aspects of their financial systems.

First published in 2008,[1] the Financial Development Index was developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the academics, international organizations and business leaders.

## Financial Development Index 2010[edit]

The following is a ranking of the top ten:[2]

1. Hong Kong
2. United States
3. United Kingdom
4. Singapore
5. Australia
6. Canada
7. Japan
8. Switzerland
9. South Korea
10. Netherlands

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Financial development index". The Economist. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. ^ "The Financial Development Report 2012" (PDF). 29 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

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Lists of countries by financial rankings

Trade|

* Account balance
* % of GDP
* Exports
* by product
* merchandise
* net
* per capita
* service exports
* Imports
* Trade-to-GDP ratio
* Tariff rate
* Leading trade partners

Investment|

* FDI received
* past
* FDI abroad
* GFI

Funds|

* Forex reserves
* Forex reserves (ex. gold)
* Gold reserves
* Sovereign wealth funds
* Pension funds
* Creditor nations
* Debtor nations

Budget and debt|

* Government budget
* PPP
* % of GDP
* per capita
* Credit rating
* External debt
* Public debt
* future
* Household debt
* Corporate debt

Income and taxes|

* Tax rates
* Inheritance tax
* Tax revenue
* Wage
* average
* median
* minimum

Bank rates|

* Central bank interest rate
* Commercial bank prime lending rate

Currency|

* Exchange rates to US$
* Inflation rate

Other|

* Financial Development Index
* Average annual labor hours
* Corporate governance
* Development aid
* Ease of doing business
* Gross national savings
* Employment/Unemployment
* Financial assets
* Labour productivity
* Wealth

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