The CFCI 9 comprehensively evaluates 31 financial centers of China, using 88 indicators in the four broad areas of financial industry performance, financial institutions’ competitiveness, financial market size and financial dynamics. Since it was first released in 2009, the CFCI has been updated annually. The index shows that the 31 cities create 52% of the total value in financial services in China and own 81% of the total asset of commercial banks in China, 96% of the total asset of brokerage firms in China and 96% of the total asset of insurance companies in China.