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CodeGFDD.DM.09
Indicator NameGross Portfolio Equity & Investment Fund Shares Assets / GDP
Short definitionRatio of gross portfolio equity and investment fund shares assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity.
Long definitionRatio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and comparable documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 8BAAAZF / GDP. Local currency GDP from IFS was converted to USD. The exchange rate is from World Development Indicators.
SourceInternational Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
TopicDepth
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