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Central Bank Independence Index, 1980

Figures for 1980, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

The Central Bank Independence Index reads each country’s central bank law and scores how far it shields the bank from the government, from 0 to 1. Coded by Ana Carolina Garriga at the University of Essex on the standard Cukierman–Webb–Neyapti scheme, it covers nearly every country back to 1970.

Central Bank Independence Index, 1980 covers 115 countries on 2 measures. Germany is highest, at 0.742; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.372. Against 1979, 2 values changed (2 up, 0 down), 3 countries joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1980

HighestGermany

0.742

LowestTuvalu

0.006

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Central Bank Independence Index, 1980, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 115 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 1980: 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
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia0.5880.555
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe0.5660.555
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.5260.684
JordanJORWestern Asia0.5140.483
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia0.4990.481
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.4950.455
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa0.4880.552
HaitiHTICaribbean0.4760.376
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe0.4750.503
VanuatuVUTMelanesia0.4720.533
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.4700.407
ComorosCOMEastern Africa0.4630.527
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe0.4530.419
ParaguayPRYSouth America0.4490.375
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.4480.398
El SalvadorSLVCentral America0.4460.411
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa0.4410.493
PeruPERSouth America0.4390.432

02In 1980

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. Tuvalu0.006
  2. Thailandshared0.077
  3. Eswatinishared0.077
  4. Bermuda0.100
  5. Poland0.109

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.372. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • CBI, weighted (0–1)

    HighestGermany0.695

    LowestTuvalu0.011

    Middle country: 0.371

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 2values changed, of 112 in both
  • 2 · 0rose · fell
  • 110unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • None.
+ United Arab Emirates+ Tuvalu+ Vanuatu

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 96 distinct values among 115

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 6 countries share 0.392. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 115 countries has every column.

05The files

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Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex (1980). Central Bank Independence Index, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1980

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