Global Financial Centres Index
The Global Financial Centres Index is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on over 29,000 financial centre assessments from an online questionnaire together with over 100 indices from organisations such as the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. The first index was published in March 2007. It has been jointly published twice per year by Z/Yen Group in London and the China Development Institute in Shenzhen since 2015, and is widely quoted as a top source for ranking financial centres.
Ranking
The ranking is an aggregate of indices from five key areas: "business environment", "financial sector development", "infrastructure factors", "human capital", "reputation and general factors". As of March 26, 2020, the top centres worldwide are:Rank | Change | Centre | Rating | Change |
1 | ![]() | 769 | 21 | |
2 | ![]() | 742 | 31 | |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 741 | 16 |
4 | 1 | ![]() | 740 | 21 |
5 | 1 | 738 | 24 | |
6 | 3 | 737 | 34 | |
7 | ![]() | 734 | 14 | |
8 | 4 | ![]() | 732 | 4 |
9 | 17 | ![]() | 729 | 23 |
10 | 3 | ![]() | 723 | 12 |
11 | 2 | ![]() | 722 | 17 |
12 | 4 | ![]() | 721 | 19 |
13 | 2 | ![]() | 720 | 13 |
14 | ![]() | 719 | 15 | |
15 | 2 | ![]() | 718 | 10 |
16 | ![]() | 717 | 15 | |
17 | 12 | ![]() | 716 | 15 |
18 | 7 | ![]() | 715 | 7 |
19 | 4 | ![]() | 714 | 3 |
20 | 10 | ![]() | 713 | 25 |
21 | 2 | ![]() | 712 | 8 |
22 | 2 | ![]() | 711 | 1 |
23 | 12 | ![]() | 710 | 27 |
24 | 4 | ![]() | 709 | 7 |
25 | 7 | ![]() | 708 | 19 |
26 | 6 | ![]() | 704 | 12 |
27 | 10 | ![]() | 703 | 28 |
28 | 18 | ![]() | 702 | 43 |
29 | 20 | ![]() | 699 | 49 |
30 | 8 | ![]() | 698 | 24 |
31 | ![]() | 697 | 4 | |
32 | 10 | ![]() | 696 | 33 |
33 | 3 | ![]() | 694 | 17 |
34 | 22 | ![]() | 691 | 53 |
35 | 32 | ![]() | 689 | 66 |
36 | 14 | ![]() | 688 | 25 |
37 | 15 | ![]() | 687 | 42 |
38 | 16 | ![]() | 685 | 45 |
39 | 7 | ![]() | 682 | 8 |
40 | 17 | ![]() | 681 | 44 |
41 | 20 | ![]() | 680 | 34 |
42 | 6 | ![]() | 679 | 24 |
43 | 1 | ![]() | 678 | 17 |
44 | 1 | ![]() | 677 | 17 |
45 | 27 | ![]() | 672 | 63 |
46 | 12 | ![]() | 671 | 35 |
47 | 17 | 670 | 29 | |
48 | 9 | ![]() | 669 | 3 |
49 | 10 | 666 | 31 | |
50 | 14 | ![]() | 665 | 39 |
51 | 8 | ![]() | 664 | 2 |
52 | 24 | ![]() | 663 | 58 |
53 | 16 | ![]() | 662 | 48 |
54 | 7 | 661 | 30 |
Rank | Change | Centre | Rating | Change |
55 | 43 | ![]() | 660 | 112 |
56 | 9 | 659 | 1 | |
57 | 37 | ![]() | 658 | 74 |
58 | 8 | ![]() | 657 | 8 |
59 | 32 | ![]() | 656 | 49 |
60 | 15 | 655 | 49 | |
61 | 1 | ![]() | 654 | 21 |
62 | 22 | ![]() | 653 | 59 |
63 | 28 | 652 | 28 | |
64 | 24 | 651 | 20 | |
65 | 5 | ![]() | 650 | 37 |
66 | NR | ![]() | 649 | NR |
67 | 16 | 648 | 53 | |
68 | ![]() | 647 | 25 | |
69 | 21 | ![]() | 646 | 58 |
70 | 15 | ![]() | 645 | 52 |
71 | ![]() | 644 | 44 | |
72 | 21 | ![]() | 643 | 5 |
73 | 19 | 642 | 56 | |
74 | 1 | ![]() | 641 | 33 |
75 | 41 | ![]() | 640 | 47 |
76 | 21 | ![]() | 639 | |
77 | 12 | 638 | 49 | |
78 | 16 | ![]() | 637 | 7 |
79 | 26 | ![]() | 636 | 5 |
80 | 17 | ![]() | 635 | 6 |
81 | NR | ![]() | 634 | NR |
82 | 16 | ![]() | 633 | 9 |
83 | 1 | ![]() | 632 | 36 |
84 | 6 | ![]() | 628 | 25 |
85 | 4 | ![]() | 627 | 27 |
86 | 45 | 626 | 43 | |
87 | 1 | ![]() | 625 | 35 |
88 | 8 | ![]() | 624 | 60 |
89 | 2 | ![]() | 622 | 31 |
90 | 13 | 621 | 17 | |
91 | 26 | ![]() | 620 | 5 |
92 | 1 | ![]() | 618 | 33 |
93 | 2 | ![]() | 617 | 30 |
94 | 8 | 616 | 24 | |
95 | NR | ![]() | 615 | NR |
96 | 4 | ![]() | 614 | 75 |
97 | 18 | ![]() | 613 | 11 |
98 | 6 | ![]() | 612 | 153 |
99 | 66 | ![]() | 610 | 78 |
100 | 2 | ![]() | 609 | 81 |
101 | 2 | ![]() | 608 | 101 |
102 | 1 | ![]() | 607 | 78 |
103 | 6 | ![]() | 606 | 57 |
104 | 5 | ![]() | 603 | 63 |
105 | 31 | 599 | 8 | |
106 | 26 | ![]() | 592 | 9 |
107 | 12 | 588 | 11 | |
108 | NR | 583 | NR |
N.B. Vilnius, San Diego, Tehran, and Barbados are the latest new entries, having not been included in the GFCI 26 ranking.
Financial centre profiles
This report ranked 108 international financial centers into the following matrix, as of 26 March 2020:Level | Broad & deep Global Leaders | Relatively broad Global Diversified | Relatively deep Global Specialists | Emerging Global Contenders |
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Level | Broad & deep Established International | Relatively broad International Diversified | Relatively deep International Specialists | Emerging International Contenders |
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Level | Broad & deep Established Players | Relatively broad Local Diversified | Relatively deep Local Specialists | Emerging Evolving Centres |
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Top 15 Centres by Area of Competitiveness
This is run for five separate areas of competitiveness to assess how financial centres perform in each of the areas.Level | Business Environment | Human Capital | Infrastructure | Financial Sector Development | Reputational and General |
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Top 15 Centres by Industry Sector
This creates separate sub-indices: Banking, Investment Management, Insurance, Professional Services, and Government & Regulatory sectors.Level | Banking | Investment Management | Insurance | Professional Services | Government and Regulatory Sectors |
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