The Global Financial Centres Index
The Global Financial Centres Index
Welcome to the Global Financial Centres Index, the world's most authoritative comparison of the competitiveness of the world’s leading financial centres. GFCI is published by the Z/Yen Partners in collaboration with the China Development Institute. For the last 16 years the GFCI has published two reports a year which have charted the progress of the world’s leading financial centres.
Vantage Financial Centres is an initiative of financial centres around the world which offers enhanced access to GFCI, GGFI, and SCI data, marketing opportunities, and training for centres seeking to enhance their profile and reputation. A full list of Vantage Financial Centres members and details of how to join is available here.
The thirty-eighth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 38) was published on 25 September 2025. GFCI 38 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 120 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.