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Central Bank Independence Index, 1972

Figures for 1972, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 1972 covers 97 countries on 2 measures. Germany is highest, at 0.742; Spain is lowest, at 0.072. The middle country reads 0.377. Against 1971, 10 values changed (6 up, 4 down), 7 countries joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1972

HighestGermany

0.742

LowestSpain

0.072

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, 1972, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 97 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 1972: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.7420.695
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa0.6080.501
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.6080.501
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.6080.501
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.6080.501
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.6080.501
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.5960.614
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe0.5660.555
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.5260.684
JordanJORWestern Asia0.5140.483
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe0.4960.476
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.4950.455
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa0.4910.517
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa0.4880.552
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe0.4750.503
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.4700.407
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.4530.419
ParaguayPRYSouth America0.4490.375
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.4480.398
ArgentinaARGSouth America0.4400.480
PeruPERSouth America0.4390.432
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe0.4370.363
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia0.4290.582
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa0.4210.409
CanadaCANNorthern America0.4170.451

02In 1972

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. Central African Republicshared0.608
  3. Cameroonshared0.608
  4. Republic of the Congoshared0.608
  5. Gabonshared0.608

Lowest

  1. Spain0.072
  2. Thailand0.077
  3. Bermuda0.100
  4. Poland0.109
  5. Morocco0.114

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.377. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • CBI, weighted (0–1)

    HighestGermany0.695

    LowestBermuda0.060

    Middle country: 0.371

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +7 / −0countries joined / left
  • 10values changed, of 90 in both
  • 6 · 4rose · fell
  • 80unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Bangladesh+ Barbados+ Central African Republic+ Cameroon+ Republic of the Congo+ Gabon+ Chad

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

  • 83 distinct values among 97

    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 97 countries has every column.

05The 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 (1972). Central Bank Independence Index, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1972

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07Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 1972: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 1972?

Germany, at 0.742, of the 97 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 1972 describe?

1972.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 1972 cover?

97.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 1972?

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, 1972 the newest?

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

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