Data for 1974

Central Bank Independence Index, 1974

Figures for 1974, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 1974 covers 104 countries on 2 measures. Germany is highest, at 0.742; Spain is lowest, at 0.072. The middle country reads 0.375. Against 1973, 3 values changed (2 up, 1 down), 2 countries joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1974

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.

104countries
2measures per country
1974the year it describes
87distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Central Bank Independence Index, 1974, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Central Bank Independence Index, 1974: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.

GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.742	0.695
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.608	0.501
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.608	0.501
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.608	0.501
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.608	0.501
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.608	0.501
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.596	0.614
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.588	0.555
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.566	0.555
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.526	0.684
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.514	0.483
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.495	0.455
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.491	0.517
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.488	0.552
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.475	0.503
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.470	0.407
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.453	0.419
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.449	0.375
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.448	0.398
PeruPERSouth America	0.439	0.432
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.437	0.363
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.435	0.460
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.429	0.582
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.423	0.409
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.421	0.409
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.417	0.451
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.415	0.386
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.414	0.421
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
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.403	0.328
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
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
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.389	0.393
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.388	0.399
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.387	0.390
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.383	0.371
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.381	0.364
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.379	0.415
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.377	0.383
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.372	0.400
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.372	0.347
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.370	0.401
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
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.357	0.298
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.342	0.308
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.332	0.329
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.323	0.375
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.322	0.362
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
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.298	0.268
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.297	0.288
ChileCHLSouth America	0.287	0.257
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.277	0.239
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.276	0.257
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.272	0.243
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.267	0.217
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.265	0.196
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.264	0.295
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.263	0.200
PanamaPANCentral America	0.262	0.199
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.260	0.223
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.255	0.265
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
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.194	0.173
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.187	0.298
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.186	0.169
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.161	0.122
UruguayURYSouth America	0.152	0.168
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.150	0.174
BrazilBRASouth America	0.145	0.243
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.133	0.157
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.130	0.104
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.114	0.140
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.109	0.104
BermudaBMUNorthern America	0.100	0.060
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.077	0.052
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.077	0.135
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.072	0.097

02In 1974

At either end

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

Highest

Germany0.742
Central African Republicshared0.608
Cameroonshared0.608
Republic of the Congoshared0.608
Gabonshared0.608

Lowest

Spain0.072
Thailandshared0.077
Eswatinishared0.077
Bermuda0.100
Poland0.109

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.375. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

CBI, weighted (0–1)
HighestGermany0.695
LowestEswatini0.052
Middle country: 0.373

031973 → 1974

Since 1973

What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
3values changed, of 102 in both
2 · 1rose · fell
99unchanged

Rose most

Sri Lanka0.416 → 0.588+0.172
Venezuela0.374 → 0.379+0.005

Fell most

Portugal0.496 → 0.414−0.082

+ Oman

+ Eswatini

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

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

The site’s method

87 distinct values among 104
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 6 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 104 countries has every column.

05The files

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Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex (1974). Central Bank Independence Index, 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1974

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