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2023 Top Financial Centres in the World

1st April 2023 | Hong Kong

Which are the top financial centres in the world in 2022?   The top financial centre in 2023 is New York, and in the top 5 are New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco. The top 5 financial centres in Asia-Pacific are Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Shenzhen, top 5 financial centres in Europe are London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich and the top 5 financial centres in North America are New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston.  The top 5 banking centres are New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago, Shenzhen, Los Angeles, Boston and the top 5 investment management centres are New York, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Luxembourg.  The GFCI serves as a valuable reference for policy and investment decision-makers.  130 financial centres were researched for GFCI 33 of which 120 are in the main index. The GFCI is compiled using 153 instrumental factors. These quantitative measures are provided by third parties including the World Bank, the Economist Intelligence Unit, the OECD and the United Nations.  The instrumental factors are combined with financial centre assessments provided by respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire. GFCI 33 uses 61,449 assessments from 10,252 respondents.  View below for key highlights and full ranking. View: Full report here

“ The top 5 financial centres are New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco “

 



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2023 Top Financial Centres in the World

New York City, United States

Z/Yen has released the 2023 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 33rd Edition) on 23rd March 2023, providing evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 120 financial centres around the world.

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Key 2023 Highlights

  • The top financial centre is New York
  • The 2nd ranked financial centre is London
  • The 3rd ranked financial centre is Singapore
  • The top 5 financial centres: New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco
  • The top 10 financial centres: New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Chicago, Boston, Seoul
  • 4 of the top 10 are United States cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston
  • 2 of the top 10 are China’s cities: Hong Kong, Shanghai
  • 1 of the top 10 is European city: London
  • 3 of the top 10 are in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai,
  • Singapore is the top financial centre in Asia-Pacific (APAC)
  • The top 10 financial centres in APAC: Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Shenzhen, Beijing, Sydney, Tokyo, Melbourne, Guangzhou
  • The top 10 financial centres in Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Luxembourg, Zurich, Geneva, Copenhagen, Berlin
  • The top 10 financial centres in North America: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Minneapolis/St Paul, Atlanta, Vancouver
  • The top 5 financial centres in MENA: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Casablanca, Doha

 

The 2023 Global Financial Centres Index 33rd Edition

1) By Industry Sector

  • Top 10 Banking Centre: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago, Shenzhen, Los Angeles, Boston
  • Top 10 Investment Mgmt Centre: New York, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, San Francisco, Beijing, Los Angeles
  • Top 10 Trading Centre: New York, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Washington DC
  • Top 10 Insurance Centre: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Sydney, Paris, Seoul
  • Top 10 Finance: New York, London, San Francisco, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Chicago, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Shanghai
  • Top 10 Fintech: New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Seoul, Amsterdam, Chicago, Munich, Boston
  • Top 10 Govt & Regulatory: New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Dubai, San Francisco
  • Top 10 Professional Services: New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seoul, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Washington DC

 

2) By Area Of Competitiveness 

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

 

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

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

 

4) Top 15 Most Desirable Cities (Live & Work) in 2022:

  1. New York
  2. London
  3. Hong Kong
  4. Singapore 
  5. Abu Dhabi
  6. Beijing 
  7. Busan 
  8. Dubai 
  9. Amsterdam 
  10. Boston 
  11. Berlin 
  12. Casablanca 
  13. Chicago 
  14. Tokyo 
  15. Seoul 

7 of 15 Centres above are in APAC

 

5) 2023 Top Global Financial Centres Ranking

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

 

 

6) Top 15 Financial Centres – Asia-Pacific

Cities Rank Global
1 Singapore 1 3
2 Hong Kong 2 4
3 Shanghai 3 7
4 Seoul 4 10
5 Shenzhen 5 12
6 Beijing 6 13
7 Sydney 7 15
8 Tokyo 8 21
9 Melbourne 9 28
10 Guangzhou 10 34
11 Qingdao 11 36
12 Busan 12 37
13 Osaka 13 38
14 Chengdu 14 44
15 Wellington 15 52

 

7) Top 15 Financial Centres – Western Europe

Cities Rank Global
1 London 1 2
2 Paris 2 14
3 Amsterdam 3 16
4 Frankfurt 4 17
5 Munich 5 18
6 Luxembourg 6 19
7 Zurich 7 20
8 Geneva 8 23
9 Copenhagen 9 24
10 Berlin 10 26
11 Edinburgh 11 27
12 Stockholm 12 31
13 Oslo 13 33
14 Madrid 14 40
15 Helsinki 15 41

 

8) Top 10 Financial Centres – North America

Cities Rank Global
1 New York 1 1
2 San Francisco 2 5
3 Los Angeles 3 6
4 Chicago 4 8
5 Boston 5 9
6 Washington DC 6 11
7 Toronto 7 25
8 Minneapolis/St Paul 8 29
9 Atlanta 9 30
10 Vancouver 10 32

 

 

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