RI-M05: UK cities’ positions on the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) (Z/Yen)
GFCI 37 Rankings[1] March 2025:
Ranking | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | March 2024 | March 2025 |
| London | 2nd | 2nd (=) |
| Edinburgh | 33rd | 29th (▲4) |
| Glasgow | 42nd | 32nd (▲10) |
Source: The Z/Yen Group
() denotes change in ranking from March in previous year
GFCI 37 was compiled using 140 instrumental factors, including quantitative measures provided by the World Bank, the OECD and the United Nations. These instrumental factors are then combined with assessments of the perceived competitiveness of financial sectors by respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire.