Financial Development Index

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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 2012

The following is a ranking of the top 30 economies in the Financial Development Index. The full rankings can be found in the World Economic Forum's website.[2]

  1.  Hong Kong
  2.  United States
  3.  United Kingdom
  4.  Singapore
  5.  Australia
  6.  Canada
  7.  Japan
  8.   Switzerland
  9.  Netherlands
  10.  Sweden
  11.  Germany
  12.  Denmark
  13.  Norway
  14.  France
  15.  South Korea
  16.  Belgium
  17.  Finland
  18.  Malaysia
  19.  Spain
  20.  Ireland
  21.  Kuwait
  22.  Austria
  23.  China
  24.  Israel
  25.  Bahrain
  26.  United Arab Emirates
  27.  Portugal
  28.  South Africa
  29.  Chile
  30.  Italy

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