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Central Bank Independence Index, 1970

Figures for 1970, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 1970 covers 89 countries on 2 measures. Germany is highest, at 0.742; Iran is lowest, at 0.016. The middle country reads 0.370.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1970

HighestGermany

0.742

LowestIran

0.016

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Central Bank Independence Index, 1970, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 89 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 1970: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.7420.695
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.6000.652
RomaniaROUEastern Europe0.5560.532
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe0.5450.512
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.5260.684
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe0.4960.476
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.4950.455
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa0.4910.517
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa0.4880.552
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.4780.483
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe0.4750.503
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.4530.419
ParaguayPRYSouth America0.4490.375
ArgentinaARGSouth America0.4400.480
PeruPERSouth America0.4390.432
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe0.4370.363
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia0.4290.582
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.4230.419
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa0.4210.409
CanadaCANNorthern America0.4170.451
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia0.4160.430
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe0.4130.440
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe0.4090.480
SurinameSURSouth America0.4070.472
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.4050.463

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Germany0.742
  2. Austria0.600
  3. Romania0.556
  4. Greece0.545
  5. Guatemala0.526

Lowest

  1. Iran0.016
  2. Spain0.072
  3. Thailand0.077
  4. Bermuda0.100
  5. Belgium0.108

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.370. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • CBI, weighted (0–1)

    HighestGermany0.695

    LowestIran0.013

    Middle country: 0.368

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 79 distinct values among 89

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 7 countries share 0.392. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 89 countries has every column.

04The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex (1970). Central Bank Independence Index, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1970

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06Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 1970: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 1970?

Germany, at 0.742, of the 89 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 1970 describe?

1970.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 1970 cover?

89.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 1970?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Central Bank Independence Index, 1970 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Central Bank Independence Index, 2023.

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