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Central Bank Independence Index, 1987

Figures for 1987, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 1987 covers 131 countries on 2 measures. Germany is highest, at 0.742; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.389. Against 1986, no value changed, the same countries are covered.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 1987

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, 1987, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 131 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 1987: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.7420.695
AnguillaAIACaribbean0.6330.642
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean0.6330.642
DominicaDMACaribbean0.6330.642
GrenadaGRDCaribbean0.6330.642
MontserratMSRCaribbean0.6330.642
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean0.6330.642
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean0.6330.642
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean0.6330.642
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia0.6140.576
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa0.6080.501
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.6080.501
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.6080.501
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa0.6080.501
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.6080.501
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.6080.501
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.5960.614
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe0.5660.555
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.5260.684
JordanJORWestern Asia0.5140.483
BelizeBLZCentral America0.5000.471
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia0.4990.481
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia0.4970.409
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.4950.455
FijiFJIMelanesia0.4910.435

02In 1987

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. Anguillashared0.633
  3. Antigua and Barbudashared0.633
  4. Dominicashared0.633
  5. Grenadashared0.633

Lowest

  1. Tuvalu0.006
  2. Thailand0.077
  3. Bermuda0.100
  4. Poland0.109
  5. Morocco0.114

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.389. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • CBI, weighted (0–1)

    HighestGermany0.695

    LowestTuvalu0.011

    Middle country: 0.393

031986 → 1987

Since 1986

What changed between 1986 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 0values changed, of 131 in both
  • 0 · 0rose · fell
  • 131unchanged

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.

How values are stored

  • 104 distinct values among 131

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 8 countries share 0.633. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 131 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 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex (1987). Central Bank Independence Index, 1987 [data set], describing 1987. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/1987

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07Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 1987: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 1987?

Germany, at 0.742, of the 131 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 1987 describe?

1987.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 1987 cover?

131.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 1987?

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, 1987 the newest?

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

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