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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond by country

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.

Countries reporting
59
Highest
2
New Zealand
Lowest
0.5
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
Median
2
Years covered
35
1980–2014
Data points
2,000

What the numbers show

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 2 in New Zealand; the lowest is 0.5 in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.67.

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

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 66.7%).

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Indonesia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Kazakhstan, Republic of 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Korea 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Nigeria 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Australia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Pakistan 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Philippines 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Poland 2 2014 up 33.3% volatile
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Russia 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United States 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Ghana 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Chile 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Côte d'Ivoire 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Egypt, Arab Republic of 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Greece 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom 2 2014 unchanged flat
40 South Africa 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
40 Vietnam 1.5 2014 up 50.0% volatile
40 Colombia 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
40 Ukraine 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
40 India 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
45 Brazil 1 2014 unchanged volatile
45 Zimbabwe 1 2014 up 100.0% falling
45 Argentina 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 Türkiye 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 Tunisia 1 2014 unchanged flat
45 Thailand 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 China, People's Republic of 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 Malaysia 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 Mexico 1 2014 unchanged rising
45 Morocco 1 2014 unchanged flat
45 Sri Lanka 1 2014 unchanged flat
56 Bangladesh 0.5 2014 unchanged falling
56 Algeria 0.5 2014 down 66.7% volatile
56 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
56 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.5 2014 down 50.0% falling

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Indicator
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
Last refreshed

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.