Financial centre

Rankings

Prior to the 1960s, there is little data available to rank financial centres.^[12]:1 In recent years many rankings have been developed and published. Two of the most relevant are the Global Financial Centres Index and the Xinhua–Dow Jones International Financial Centres Development Index.^[13]

Global Financial Centres Index (2007–ongoing)[edit]

The Global Financial Centres Index ("GFCI") is compiled semi-annually by the London-based think tank Z/Yen in conjunction with the Shenzhen-based think tank China Development Institute.^[14] As of 25 September 2020, the top ten global financial centres per the GFCI article containing a ranked list of 111 financial centres were:^[15]

The Xinhua–Dow Jones International Financial Centers Development Index was compiled annually by the Xinhua News Agency of China with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Dow Jones & Company of the United States from 2010 to 2014. During that time New York was the top-ranked centre.

According to the 2014 Xinhua–Dow Jones International Financial Centres Development Index (IFCD), the top ten financial centres in the world were:^[16]