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Central Bank Independence Index, 1995

Figures for 1995, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 1995 covers 171 countries on 2 measures. Estonia is highest, at 0.854; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.437. Against 1994, 11 values changed (11 up, 0 down), 3 countries joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1995

HighestEstonia

0.854

LowestTuvalu

0.006

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, 1995, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 171 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 1995: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe0.8540.866
EcuadorECUSouth America0.8270.882
ArgentinaARGSouth America0.8230.803
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.8140.874
PeruPERSouth America0.8110.798
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.7950.715
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.7850.797
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.7830.848
BelarusBLREastern Europe0.7690.728
SpainESPSouthern Europe0.7490.832
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe0.7390.688
Costa RicaCRICentral America0.7350.734
ChileCHLSouth America0.7330.819
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.7330.693
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe0.7150.694
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia0.7110.735
ItalyITASouthern Europe0.7010.695
UruguayURYSouth America0.6980.712
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.6940.625
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.6920.769
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.6850.634
El SalvadorSLVCentral America0.6830.789
MexicoMEXCentral America0.6710.638
NicaraguaNICCentral America0.6530.697
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia0.6340.502

02In 1995

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Estonia0.854
  2. Ecuador0.827
  3. Argentina0.823
  4. France0.814
  5. Peru0.811

Lowest

  1. Tuvalu0.006
  2. Thailand0.077
  3. Bermuda0.100
  4. Morocco0.114
  5. San Marino0.131

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.437. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • CBI, weighted (0–1)

    HighestEcuador0.882

    LowestTuvalu0.011

    Middle country: 0.452

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 11values changed, of 168 in both
  • 11 · 0rose · fell
  • 157unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • None.
+ Georgia+ Guyana+ Laos

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

  • 135 distinct values among 171

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 8 countries share 0.633. 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 171 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 (1995). Central Bank Independence Index, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1995

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07Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 1995: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 1995?

Estonia, at 0.854, of the 171 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 1995 describe?

1995.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 1995 cover?

171.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 1995?

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, 1995 the newest?

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

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