Financial openness - Country rankings

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Financial openness index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 17 countries was 0.426 index points. The highest value was in Bahrain: 2.29 index points and the lowest value was in Iran: -1.935 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
Bahrain 2.29 1 1976 - 2022
Jordan 2.29 2 1970 - 2022
Qatar 2.29 3 1976 - 2022
UA Emirates 2.29 4 1976 - 2022
Yemen 2.29 5 1995 - 2022
Oman 1.785 6 1977 - 2022
Djibouti 1.028 7 1982 - 2022
Kuwait 1.028 8 1970 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 1.028 9 1970 - 2022
Lebanon -0.05 10 1970 - 2022
Egypt -0.171 11 1970 - 2022
Algeria -1.248 12 1970 - 2022
Libya -1.248 13 1970 - 2022
Morocco -1.248 14 1970 - 2022
Tunisia -1.248 15 1970 - 2022
Iran -1.935 16 1970 - 2022
Syria -1.935 17 1970 - 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. Bahrain
2. Jordan
3. Qatar
4. UA Emirates
5. Yemen
6. Oman
7. Djibouti
8. Kuwait
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Lebanon
11. Egypt
12. Algeria
13. Libya
14. Morocco
15. Tunisia
16. Iran
17. Syria
2.290
2.290
2.290
2.290
2.290
1.785
1.028
1.028
1.028
-0.050
-0.171
-1.248
-1.248
-1.248
-1.248
-1.935
-1.935
-1.94
-0.9
0.2
1.2
2.29


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