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Central Bank Independence Index, 2002

Figures for 2002, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Central Bank Independence Index, 2002 covers 186 countries on 2 measures. Bosnia and Herzegovina is highest, at 0.974; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.502. Against 2001, 14 values changed (13 up, 1 down), 3 countries joined.

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Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 2002

HighestBosnia and Herzegovina

0.974

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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 186 countries · select a heading to sort

Central Bank Independence Index, 2002: every country, as published by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe0.9740.979
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.9270.942
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia0.8890.847
HungaryHUNEastern Europe0.8770.912
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia0.8610.899
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe0.8540.866
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe0.8430.894
PolandPOLEastern Europe0.8330.875
LatviaLVANorthern Europe0.8300.887
EcuadorECUSouth America0.8270.882
ArgentinaARGSouth America0.8230.803
RomaniaROUEastern Europe0.8130.696
PeruPERSouth America0.8110.798
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.8070.841
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe0.8050.872
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.8030.731
AustriaAUTWestern Europe0.7960.857
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.7960.857
FinlandFINNorthern Europe0.7960.857
FranceFRAWestern Europe0.7960.857
GermanyDEUWestern Europe0.7960.857
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe0.7960.857
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe0.7960.857
ItalyITASouthern Europe0.7960.857
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe0.7960.857

02In 2002

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. Indonesia0.927
  3. Armenia0.889
  4. Hungary0.877
  5. Türkiye0.861

Lowest

  1. Tuvalu0.006
  2. Thailand0.077
  3. Bermuda0.100
  4. Morocco0.114
  5. San Marino0.131

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.502. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 14values changed, of 183 in both
  • 13 · 1rose · fell
  • 169unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Cabo Verde+ Cyprus+ Syria

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

  • 134 distinct values among 186

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 12 countries share 0.796. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 186 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 (2002). Central Bank Independence Index, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/2002

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07Questions

Central Bank Independence Index, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 2002?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.974, of the 186 countries in the file.

What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 2002 cover?

186.

Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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