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External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit by country

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Countries reporting
90
Highest
2
Latvia
Lowest
0.5
Argentina
Median
2
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,480

What the numbers show

External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 2 in Latvia; the lowest is 0.5 in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.54.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 50.0%).

External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Latvia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Georgia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Ghana 2 2014 up 300.0% volatile
1 Greece 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Hong Kong 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Ireland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2014 up 33.3% volatile
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Kyrgyzstan 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Korea 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Lithuania 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Uganda 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Nicaragua 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Norway 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Philippines 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Paraguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Romania 2 2014 up 33.3% volatile
1 Russia 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 El Salvador 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Australia 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Bulgaria 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Chile 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Egypt 2 2014 up 33.3% volatile
1 United States 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Dominican Republic 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Denmark 2 2014 unchanged rising
50 Türkiye 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
50 Thailand 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
50 Bolivia 1.5 2014 down 25.0% flat
50 Poland 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
50 Brazil 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
50 Ecuador 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
50 Jamaica 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
50 Vietnam 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
50 Malaysia 1.5 2014 up 50.0% falling
50 Kazakhstan 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
50 Mexico 1.5 2014 unchanged falling
50 South Africa 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
50 China 1.5 2014 — volatile
50 Azerbaijan 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
50 Indonesia 1.5 2014 up 50.0% falling
50 Kenya 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
66 Albania 1 2014 up 100.0% rising
66 Senegal 1 2014 unchanged flat
66 Tunisia 1 2014 unchanged rising
66 Nigeria 1 2014 unchanged rising
66 Uzbekistan 1 2014 unchanged flat
66 Cameroon 1 2014 unchanged flat
66 Colombia 1 2014 unchanged volatile
66 India 1 2014 unchanged rising
74 Venezuela 0.5 2014 down 50.0% falling
74 Tanzania 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Zimbabwe 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Ukraine 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Pakistan 0.5 2014 unchanged volatile
74 Nepal 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Mozambique 0.5 2014 unchanged rising
74 Madagascar 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Morocco 0.5 2014 unchanged rising
74 Sri Lanka 0.5 2014 unchanged volatile
74 Ethiopia 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Algeria 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
74 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5 2014 unchanged falling
74 Belarus 0.5 2014 unchanged rising
74 Bangladesh 0.5 2014 unchanged volatile
74 Burkina Faso 0.5 2014 unchanged falling
74 Argentina 0.5 2014 unchanged volatile

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External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
90 places, 3,480 data points, 1973–2014
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The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.