QoG code: fi_sm
The index ranges from 0-10 where 0 corresponds to high annual money growth'',high variation in the annual rate of inflation'', high inflation rate'', andrestricted foreign currency bank accounts'' and 10 corresponds to low annual money growth'',low or no variation in the annual rate of inflation'', low inflation rate'', andforeign currency bank accounts are permissible without restrictions''. The index consists of the following indicators: Average annual growth of the money supply in the last five years minus average annual growth of real GDP in the last ten years, Standard inflation variability in the last five years, Recent inflation rate, Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts domestically and abroad.
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section | 163 |
| Standard time-series | 164 |
| OECD cross-section | 32 |
| OECD time-series | 32 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1970-2022 |
| OECD time-series | 1970-2022 |
This variable has information from 1970 to 2022.