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2024 Top Financial Centres in the World – Sept Update

22nd November 2024 | Hong Kong

Which are the top financial centres in the world in 2024?  The top financial centre is New York.  The 2nd ranked financial centre is London.  The 3rd ranked financial centre is Hong Kong.  The top 5 financial centres: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco.  The top 10 financial centres: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Frankfurt.  4 of the top 10 are United States cities: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles.  3 of the top 10 are China cities: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen.  2 of the top 10 are European cities: London, Frankfurt.  4 of the top 10 are in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Shenzhen.  Hong Kong is the top financial centre in Asia-Pacific (APAC).  The top 10 financial centres in APAC: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Busan, Sydney, Qingdao.  The top 10 financial centres in Europe: London, Frankfurt, Geneva, Dublin, Paris, Zurich, Luxembourg, Lugano, Amsterdam, Edinburgh.  The top 10 financial centres in North America: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Diego, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Minneapolis / St Paul.  The top 5 financial centres in Middle East & Africa: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Casablanca, Mauritius.  See below for key findings & summary | View report here

“ Top 10 Financial Centres are New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Shanghai, Geneva, Los Angeles, Chicago & Seoul “

 



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2024 Top Financial Centres in the World – Sept Update

New York City, United States

Z/Yen has released the 2024 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 36th Edition), providing evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings of 121 financial centres around the world.  See below for key findings & summary | View report here

 

The 2024 Global Financial Centres Index 35th Edition

Key 2024 Highlights

  • The top financial centre is New York
  • The 2nd ranked financial centre is London
  • The 3rd ranked financial centre is Hong Kong
  • The top 5 financial centres: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco
  • The top 10 financial centres: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Frankfurt
  • 4 of the top 10 are United States cities: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles
  • 3 of the top 10 are China cities: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen
  • 2 of the top 10 are European cities: London, Frankfurt
  • 4 of the top 10 are in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Shenzhen
  • Hong Kong is the top financial centre in Asia-Pacific (APAC)
  • The top 10 financial centres in APAC: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Busan, Sydney, Qingdao
  • The top 10 financial centres in Europe: London, Frankfurt, Geneva, Dublin, Paris, Zurich, Luxembourg, Lugano, Amsterdam, Edinburgh
  • The top 10 financial centres in North America: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Diego, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Minneapolis / St Paul
  • The top 5 financial centres in Middle East & Africa: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Casablanca, Mauritius

1) Top 20 Financial Centres

  1. New York
  2. London
  3. Hong Kong
  4. Singapore
  5. San Francisco
  6. Chicago
  7. Los Angeles
  8. Shanghai
  9. Shenzhen
  10. Frankfurt
  11. Seoul
  12. Washington DC
  13. Geneva
  14. Dublin
  15. Paris
  16. Dubai
  17. Zurich
  18. Beijing
  19. Luxembourg
  20. Tokyo

 

2) Ranking by Industry Sector

  • Top 10 Banking Centres: New York, Shenzhen, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chicago, Singapore, Beijing, San Francisco, Los Angeles
  • Top 10 Investment Management Centres: Hong Kong, New York, Shenzhen, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Dublin, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Los Angeles
  • Top 10 Trading Centres: New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Beijing, San Francisco, Hong Kong
  • Top 10 Insurance Centres: New York, London, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, San Francisco, Sydney, Los Angeles
  • Top 10 Finance: Shenzhen, New York, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Chicago, San Francisco, Singapore, Beijing, Washington DC
  • Top 10 Fintech: New York, Singapore, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Dubai, Frankfurt, Seoul, Los Angeles, San Diego
  • Top 10 Govt & Regulatory: New York, Singapore, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chicago, Zurich, Luxembourg, Seoul, Beijing
  • Top 10 Professional Services: New York, Singapore, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing

 

3) Ranking by Area Of Competitiveness

  • Top 5 Business Environment – New York, Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai
  • Top 5 Human Capital – New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco
  • Top 5 Infrastructure – New York, Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Seoul
  • Top 5 Financial Sector Development – New York, Singapore, Shanghai, London, San Francisco
  • Top 5 Reputational & General – New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco

 

4) Top 15 Centres to Become More Significant in the 2 to 3 Years

  1. Seoul
  2. Singapore
  3. Dubai
  4. Hong Kong
  5. London
  6. Shanghai
  7. Busan
  8. New York
  9. Casablanca
  10. Kigali
  11. Abu Dhabi
  12. Paris
  13. Beijing
  14. GIFT CITY – GUJARAT
  15. Shenzhen

 

5) 2024 Top Global Financial Centres Ranking

Cities Rank Previous
1 New York  1 1
2 London  2 2
3 Hong Kong  3 4
4 Singapore  4 3
5 San Francisco 5 5
6 Chicago 6 9
7 Los Angeles 7 8
8 Shanghai  8 6
9 Shenzhen  9 11
10 Frankfurt 10 13
11 Seoul 11 10
12 Washington DC 12 12
13 Geneva  13 7
14 Dublin 14 25
15 Paris 15 14
16 Dubai  16 20
17 Zurich  17 16
18 Beijing 18 15
19 Luxembourg 19 17
20 Tokyo  20 19
21 San Diego 21 21
22 Boston 22 22
23 Toronto 23 23
24 Montreal 24 30
25 Busan 25 27
26 Lugano 26 35
27 Amsterdam 27 24
28 Sydney 28 18
29 Edinburgh 29 33
30 Jersey 30 40
31 Qingdao 31 31
32 Melbourne 32 28
33 Minneapolis / St Paul 33 26
34 Guangzhou 34 29
35 Abu Dhabi 35 37
36 Miami 36 38
37 Glasgow 37 42
38 Calgary 38 34
39 Chengdu 39 43
40 Copenhagen 40 39
41 Atlanta 41 45
42 Vancouver 42 46
43 Berlin 43 32
44 Osaka 44 47
45 Munich 45 36
46 Wellington 46 41
47 Madrid 47 52
48 Tel Aviv 48 48
49 Guernsey 49 69
50 Hamburg 50 51
51 Milan 51 55
52 GIFT City-Gujarat 52 57
53 Stuttgart 53 44
54 Mumbai 54 58
55 Reykjavik 55 49
56 Isle of Man 56 68
57 Casablanca 57 56
58 Oslo 58 53
59 Kuala Lumpur 59 77
60 Mauritius 60 61
61 Brussels 61 60
62 Astana 62 66
63 Riyadh 63 84
64 Doha 64 88
65 Dalian 65 59
66 Stockholm 66 50
67 Kigali 67 67
68 New Delhi 68 75
69 Kuwait City 69 80
70 Malta 70 70
71 Helsinki 71 62
72 Hangzhou 72 71
73 Taipei 73 73
74 Liechtenstein 74 64
75 Johannesburg 75 82
76 Rome 76 54
77 Nanjing 77 63
78 Tianjin 78 65
79 Bermuda 79 106
80 Bahrain 80 76
81 Cayman Islands 81 79
82 Wuhan 82 91
83 Vienna 83 72
84 Cape Town 84 83
85 Sao Paulo 85 85
86 Almaty 86 98
87 Lisbon 87 74
88 Gibraltar 88 78
89 Barbados 89 87
90 Rio de Janeiro 90 94
91 Tallinn 91 81
92 Cyprus 92 97
93 Prague 93 86
94 Xi’an 94 90
95 Bangkok 95 93
96 Santiago 96 92
97 Jakarta 97 102
98 Monaco 98 89
99 Warsaw 99 96
100 Lagos 100 100
101 Riga 101 99
102 Nairobi 102 95
103 Bahamas 103 111
104 Istanbul 104 110
105 Ho Chi Minh City 105 108
106 Vilnius 106 103
107 Mexico City 107 109
108 Sofia 108 104
109 British Virgin Islands 109 107
110 Manila 110 101
111 Athens 111 105
112 Panama 112 115
113 Tehran 113 112
114 Budapest 114 113
115 Trinidad and Tobago 115 114
116 Bratislava 116 116
117 Bogota 117 117
118 St Petersburg 118 120
119 Moscow 119 118
120 Baku 120 119
121 Buenos Aires 121 121

 

 

6) Top 15 Financial Centres – Asia-Pacific

Cities Rank Global
1 Hong Kong  3 3
2 Singapore  4 4
3 Shanghai  8 8
4 Shenzhen  9 9
5 Seoul 11 11
6 Beijing 18 18
7 Tokyo 20 20
8 Busan 25 25
9 Sydney 28 28
10 Qingdao 31 31
11 Melbourne 32 32
12 Guangzhou 34 34
13 Chengdu 39 39
14 Osaka 44 44
15 Wellington 46 46

 

 

7) Top 15 Financial Centres – Western Europe

Cities Rank Global
1 London  2 2
2 Frankfurt 10 10
3 Geneva  13 13
4 Dublin 14 14
5 Paris 15 15
6 Zurich  17 17
7 Luxembourg 19 19
8 Lugano 26 26
9 Amsterdam 27 27
10 Edinburgh 29 29
11 Jersey 30 30
12 Glasgow 37 37
13 Copenhagen 40 40
14 Berlin 43 43
15 Munich 45 45

 

 

8) Top 10 Financial Centres – North America

Cities Rank Global
1 New York  1 1
2 San Francisco 5 5
3 Chicago 6 6
4 Los Angeles 7 7
5 Washington DC 12 12
6 San Diego 21 21
7 Boston 22 22
8 Toronto 23 23
9 Montreal 24 24
10 Minneapolis / St Paul 33 33

 

 

9) Top 10 Financial Centres – Middle East & Africa

Cities Rank Global
1 Dubai 16 16
2 Abu Dhabi 35 35
3 Tel Aviv 48 48
4 Casablanca 57 57
5 Mauritius 60 60
6 Riyadh 63 63
7 Doha 64 64
8 Kigali 67 67
9 Kuwait City 69 69
10 Johannesburg 75 75

 

 

The Global Financial Centres Index 36

The 36th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 36) was published on 24 September 2024. GFCI 36 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 121 financial centres around the world. The GFCI serves as a valuable reference for policy and investment decision-makers.  China Development Institute (CDI) in Shenzhen and Z/Yen Partners in London collaborate in producing the GFCI. The GFCI is updated and published every March and September, and receives considerable attention from the global financial community.  133 financial centres were researched for GFCI 36 of which 121 are in the main index. The GFCI is compiled using 143 instrumental factors. These quantitative measures are provided by third parties including the World Bank,, the OECD, and the United Nations.  The instrumental factors are combined with financial centre assessments provided by respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire. GFCI 36 uses 37,830 assessments from 6,188 respondents.

Z/Yen is the City of London’s leading commercial think-tank, founded in 1994 to promote societal advance through better finance and technology. Z/Yen has built its practice around a core of high- powered project managers, supported by experienced technical specialists so that clients get expertise they need, rather than just resources available.   In March 2007, Z/Yen and the City Of London released the first edition of the GFCI, which continues to provide evaluations of competitiveness and rankings for the major financial centres around the world. We are pleased to present the thirty-fifth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 35).   In July 2016, Z/Yen and the China Development Institute (CDI) in Shenzhen established a strategic partnership for research into financial centres. We continue our collaboration in producing the GFCI. The GFCI is updated every March and September and receives considerable attention from the global financial community. The index serves as a valuable reference for policy and investment decisions.  The China Development Institute (CDI)is a leading national think-tank that develops solutions to public policy challenges through broad-scope and in-depth research to help advance China’s reform and opening-up to world markets. The CDI has been working on the promotion and development of China’s financial system since its establishment in 1989. Based on rigorous research and objective analysis, CDI is committed to providing innovative and pragmatic reports for governments at different levels in China and corporations at home and abroad.




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