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]
- Hong Kong
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Singapore
- Australia
- Canada
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Germany
- Denmark
- Norway
- France
- South Korea
- Belgium
- Finland
- Malaysia
- Spain
- Ireland
- Kuwait
- Austria
- China
- Israel
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Chile
- Italy