Financial openness - Country rankings

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Financial openness index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 25 countries was 1.982 index points. The highest value was in Austria: 2.29 index points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: 0.202 index points. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Chinn-Ito Index
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Countries Financial openness , 2022 Global rank Available data
Austria 2.29 1 1970 - 2022
Belgium 2.29 2 1970 - 2022
Cyprus 2.29 3 1970 - 2022
Czechia 2.29 4 1996 - 2022
Denmark 2.29 5 1970 - 2022
Estonia 2.29 6 1996 - 2022
Finland 2.29 7 1970 - 2022
France 2.29 8 1970 - 2022
Germany 2.29 9 1970 - 2022
Greece 2.29 10 1970 - 2022
Hungary 2.29 11 1986 - 2022
Ireland 2.29 12 1970 - 2022
Italy 2.29 13 1970 - 2022
Latvia 2.29 14 1996 - 2022
Lithuania 2.29 15 1996 - 2022
Malta 2.29 16 1972 - 2022
Netherlands 2.29 17 1970 - 2022
Portugal 2.29 18 1970 - 2022
Spain 2.29 19 1970 - 2022
Sweden 2.29 20 1970 - 2022
Croatia 1.028 21 1996 - 2022
Poland 1.028 22 1986 - 2022
Slovenia 1.028 23 1996 - 2022
Slovakia 0.455 24 1996 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.202 25 1994 - 2022


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Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.

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1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Cyprus
4. Czechia
5. Denmark
6. Estonia
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Greece
11. Hungary
12. Ireland
13. Italy
14. Latvia
15. Lithuania
16. Malta
17. Netherlands
18. Portugal
19. Spain
20. Sweden
21. Croatia
22. Poland
23. Slovenia
24. Slovakia
25. Bulgaria
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