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Central Bank Independence Index, 2011

Figures for 2011, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 covers 191 countries on 2 measures. Bosnia and Herzegovina is highest, at 0.974; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.601. Against 2010, 9 values changed (5 up, 4 down), 1 country joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 2011

HighestBosnia and Herzegovina

0.974

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, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 191 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 2011: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe0.9740.979
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.9040.896
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia0.8890.847
RomaniaROUEastern Europe0.8790.846
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.8770.912
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.8610.899
BeninBENWestern Africa0.8410.802
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.8410.802
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.8410.802
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.8410.802
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.8410.802
NigerNERWestern Africa0.8410.802
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.8410.802
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.8410.802
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe0.8400.819
PolandPOLEastern Europe0.8330.875
LatviaLVANorthern Europe0.8300.887
ArgentinaARGSouth America0.8170.790
PeruPERSouth America0.8110.798
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.8030.731
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.7960.857
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.7960.857
CyprusCYPWestern Asia0.7960.857
FinlandFINNorthern Europe0.7960.857
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.7960.857

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina0.974
  2. Indonesia0.904
  3. Armenia0.889
  4. Romania0.879
  5. Hungary0.877

Lowest

  1. Tuvalu0.006
  2. Bermuda0.100
  3. Brazil0.145
  4. Vietnam0.150
  5. San Marinoshared0.213

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.601. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 9values changed, of 190 in both
  • 5 · 4rose · fell
  • 181unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ South Sudan

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

  • 131 distinct values among 191

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 16 countries share 0.796. 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 191 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 (2011). Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/2011

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07Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 2011: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 2011?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.974, of the 191 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 describe?

2011.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 cover?

191.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 2011?

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, 2011 the newest?

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

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