Data for 2011
Central Bank Independence Index, 2011
Figures for 2011, as Ana Carolina Garriga published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 covers 191 countries on 2 measures. Bosnia and Herzegovina is highest, at 0.974; Tuvalu is lowest, at 0.006. The middle country reads 0.601. Against 2010, 9 values changed (5 up, 4 down), 1 country joined.
Central Bank Independence Index · Data for 2011
HighestBosnia and Herzegovina
0.974LowestTuvalu
0.006Shaded 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, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 191 countries · select a heading to sort
BIHSouthern Europe | 0.974 | 0.979 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.904 | 0.896 |
ARMWestern Asia | 0.889 | 0.847 |
ROUEastern Europe | 0.879 | 0.846 |
HUNEastern Europe | 0.877 | 0.912 |
TURWestern Asia | 0.861 | 0.899 |
BENWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
BFAWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
CIVWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
GNBWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
MLIWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
NERWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
SENWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
TGOWestern Africa | 0.841 | 0.802 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 0.840 | 0.819 |
POLEastern Europe | 0.833 | 0.875 |
LVANorthern Europe | 0.830 | 0.887 |
ARGSouth America | 0.817 | 0.790 |
PERSouth America | 0.811 | 0.798 |
MDGEastern Africa | 0.803 | 0.731 |
AUTWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
BELWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
CYPWestern Asia | 0.796 | 0.857 |
FINNorthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
FRAWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
DEUWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
ITASouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
LUXWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
NLDWestern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
SVKEastern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 0.796 | 0.857 |
BOLSouth America | 0.785 | 0.797 |
BGREastern Europe | 0.780 | 0.857 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 0.780 | 0.857 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 0.764 | 0.844 |
GEOWestern Asia | 0.757 | 0.799 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 0.757 | 0.811 |
CHEWestern Europe | 0.752 | 0.824 |
CZEEastern Europe | 0.749 | 0.832 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 0.746 | 0.808 |
GINWestern Africa | 0.739 | 0.829 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 0.739 | 0.828 |
MDAEastern Europe | 0.739 | 0.688 |
SSDEastern Africa | 0.738 | 0.671 |
CRICentral America | 0.735 | 0.734 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 0.733 | 0.711 |
CHLSouth America | 0.733 | 0.819 |
COLSouth America | 0.733 | 0.693 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 0.709 | 0.714 |
HNDCentral America | 0.694 | 0.671 |
KGZCentral Asia | 0.688 | 0.586 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.686 | 0.777 |
BDIEastern Africa | 0.685 | 0.723 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.685 | 0.634 |
GTMCentral America | 0.684 | 0.783 |
SLVCentral America | 0.683 | 0.789 |
NICCentral America | 0.679 | 0.691 |
SLEWestern Africa | 0.679 | 0.641 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.678 | 0.789 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.677 | 0.637 |
TJKCentral Asia | 0.677 | 0.668 |
MEXCentral America | 0.671 | 0.638 |
SYCEastern Africa | 0.668 | 0.582 |
LKASouthern Asia | 0.664 | 0.606 |
TZAEastern Africa | 0.662 | 0.587 |
MNESouthern Europe | 0.655 | 0.782 |
UKREastern Europe | 0.648 | 0.766 |
RUSEastern Europe | 0.645 | 0.700 |
MRTWestern Africa | 0.642 | 0.636 |
MNGEastern Asia | 0.634 | 0.589 |
UZBCentral Asia | 0.634 | 0.502 |
AIACaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
ATGCaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
DMACaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
GRDCaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
MSRCaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
KNACaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
LCACaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
VCTCaribbean | 0.633 | 0.642 |
KAZCentral Asia | 0.631 | 0.557 |
COMEastern Africa | 0.630 | 0.682 |
PNGMelanesia | 0.622 | 0.578 |
PRYSouth America | 0.618 | 0.617 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
GABMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
COGMiddle Africa | 0.608 | 0.501 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 0.602 | 0.644 |
GHAWestern Africa | 0.601 | 0.573 |
RWAEastern Africa | 0.601 | 0.599 |
ISRWestern Asia | 0.598 | 0.670 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 0.590 | 0.701 |
VENSouth America | 0.585 | 0.574 |
UGAEastern Africa | 0.578 | 0.572 |
DJIEastern Africa | 0.575 | 0.698 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 0.574 | 0.569 |
MARNorthern Africa | 0.572 | 0.622 |
CPVWestern Africa | 0.562 | 0.518 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.559 | 0.577 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 0.559 | 0.510 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 0.548 | 0.521 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 0.544 | 0.446 |
BLZCentral America | 0.542 | 0.556 |
DOMCaribbean | 0.542 | 0.611 |
NGAWestern Africa | 0.540 | 0.589 |
CODMiddle Africa | 0.535 | 0.598 |
JPNEastern Asia | 0.530 | 0.424 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 0.525 | 0.592 |
BWASouthern Africa | 0.522 | 0.516 |
GUYSouth America | 0.522 | 0.609 |
URYSouth America | 0.522 | 0.569 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 0.521 | 0.543 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.514 | 0.682 |
JORWestern Asia | 0.514 | 0.483 |
GMBWestern Africa | 0.511 | 0.512 |
QATWestern Asia | 0.507 | 0.586 |
LBRWestern Africa | 0.506 | 0.495 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.505 | 0.382 |
AZEWestern Asia | 0.503 | 0.534 |
SLBMelanesia | 0.499 | 0.481 |
FJIMelanesia | 0.491 | 0.435 |
CHNEastern Asia | 0.483 | 0.542 |
CANNorthern America | 0.478 | 0.472 |
YEMWestern Asia | 0.478 | 0.483 |
HTICaribbean | 0.476 | 0.376 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 0.475 | 0.503 |
BRBCaribbean | 0.471 | 0.413 |
SURSouth America | 0.471 | 0.514 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 0.470 | 0.407 |
KOREastern Asia | 0.466 | 0.453 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.465 | 0.430 |
VUTMelanesia | 0.461 | 0.473 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 0.455 | 0.469 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.454 | 0.365 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.450 | 0.395 |
STPMiddle Africa | 0.449 | 0.482 |
OMNWestern Asia | 0.435 | 0.460 |
SAUWestern Asia | 0.429 | 0.582 |
AREWestern Asia | 0.425 | 0.448 |
IRQWestern Asia | 0.423 | 0.318 |
TONPolynesia | 0.423 | 0.327 |
SOMEastern Africa | 0.421 | 0.409 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 0.421 | 0.398 |
KENEastern Africa | 0.416 | 0.480 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 0.412 | 0.425 |
ERIEastern Africa | 0.412 | 0.423 |
TTOCaribbean | 0.411 | 0.444 |
MOZEastern Africa | 0.404 | 0.366 |
PSEWestern Asia | 0.404 | 0.435 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 0.403 | 0.328 |
DZANorthern Africa | 0.400 | 0.411 |
KWTWestern Asia | 0.400 | 0.410 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 0.400 | 0.371 |
USANorthern America | 0.391 | 0.475 |
BHSCaribbean | 0.384 | 0.391 |
BHRWestern Asia | 0.379 | 0.433 |
JAMCaribbean | 0.377 | 0.383 |
NORNorthern Europe | 0.376 | 0.453 |
SYRWestern Asia | 0.374 | 0.351 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 0.371 | 0.361 |
MUSEastern Africa | 0.367 | 0.378 |
ABWCaribbean | 0.363 | 0.446 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 0.361 | 0.373 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.354 | 0.251 |
WSMPolynesia | 0.340 | 0.331 |
BLREastern Europe | 0.328 | 0.224 |
SWENorthern Europe | 0.326 | 0.330 |
LBNWestern Asia | 0.323 | 0.375 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 0.316 | 0.333 |
ETHEastern Africa | 0.304 | 0.291 |
CYMCaribbean | 0.301 | 0.206 |
TWNEastern Asia | 0.273 | 0.194 |
CUBCaribbean | 0.271 | 0.198 |
INDSouthern Asia | 0.264 | 0.295 |
TKMCentral Asia | 0.264 | 0.183 |
MWIEastern Africa | 0.255 | 0.300 |
PANCentral America | 0.254 | 0.183 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.233 | 0.241 |
ECUSouth America | 0.213 | 0.285 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 0.213 | 0.175 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.150 | 0.132 |
BRASouth America | 0.145 | 0.243 |
BMUNorthern America | 0.100 | 0.060 |
TUVPolynesia | 0.006 | 0.011 |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.974
Indonesia0.904
Armenia0.889
Romania0.879
Hungary0.877
Lowest
Tuvalu0.006
Bermuda0.100
Brazil0.145
Vietnam0.150
San Marinoshared0.213
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.601. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
CBI, weighted (0–1)
Highest
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.979
Lowest
Tuvalu0.011
Middle country: 0.586
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 9values changed, of 190 in both
- 5 · 4rose · fell
- 181unchanged
Rose most
Timor-Leste0.387 → 0.686+0.299
Seychelles0.560 → 0.668+0.108
Tajikistan0.642 → 0.677+0.035
South Korea0.444 → 0.466+0.022
Estonia0.764 → 0.780+0.016
Fell most
Turkmenistan0.382 → 0.264−0.118
Malawi0.318 → 0.255−0.063
Sierra Leone0.708 → 0.679−0.029
Kenya0.430 → 0.416−0.014
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.
131 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 16 countries share 0.796. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 191 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex (2011). Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/central-bank-independence/2011
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07Questions
Central Bank Independence Index, 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest central bank independence in Central Bank Independence Index, 2011?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.974, of the 191 countries in the file.
What year does Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Central Bank Independence Index, 2011 cover?
191.
Where can I download Central Bank Independence Index, 2011?
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, 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Central Bank Independence Index, 2023.