Data for 1970

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.

89countries
2measures per country
1970the year it describes
79distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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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.

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Central Bank Independence Index, 1970: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.

GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.742	0.695
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.600	0.652
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.556	0.532
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.545	0.512
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.526	0.684
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.496	0.476
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.495	0.455
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.491	0.517
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.488	0.552
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.478	0.483
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.475	0.503
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.453	0.419
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.449	0.375
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.440	0.480
PeruPERSouth America	0.439	0.432
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.437	0.363
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.429	0.582
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.423	0.419
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.421	0.409
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.417	0.451
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.416	0.430
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.413	0.440
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.409	0.480
SurinameSURSouth America	0.407	0.472
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.405	0.463
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.400	0.410
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.396	0.439
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.396	0.431
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.392	0.452
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.391	0.475
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.390	0.368
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.389	0.344
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.387	0.390
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.383	0.371
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.381	0.364
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.377	0.383
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.374	0.405
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.372	0.347
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.370	0.400
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.369	0.325
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.363	0.432
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.363	0.344
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.346	0.357
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.342	0.308
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.339	0.433
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.332	0.329
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.323	0.375
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.321	0.417
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.309	0.280
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.306	0.256
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.306	0.315
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.297	0.288
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.294	0.295
ChileCHLSouth America	0.287	0.257
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.277	0.239
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.272	0.243
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.265	0.196
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.264	0.295
PanamaPANCentral America	0.262	0.199
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.260	0.223
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.251	0.250
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.237	0.315
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.226	0.270
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.225	0.242
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.220	0.178
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.210	0.267
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.210	0.251
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.204	0.161
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.202	0.137
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.194	0.173
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.187	0.298
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.186	0.169
UruguayURYSouth America	0.152	0.168
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.150	0.174
BrazilBRASouth America	0.145	0.243
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.130	0.104
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.127	0.131
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.114	0.140
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.108	0.142
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.100	0.060
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.077	0.135
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.072	0.097
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.016	0.013

02In 1970

At either end

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

Highest

Germany0.742
Austria0.600
Romania0.556
Greece0.545
Guatemala0.526

Lowest

Iran0.016
Spain0.072
Thailand0.077
Bermuda0.100
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

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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.

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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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