The Long Road to Countercyclical Monetary Policy in Emerging Market Economies, Accessible Data

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Figure 1: Median Inflation in Emerging Market Economies

Year Percent
1980 10.9
1981 12.2
1982 13.2
1983 12.3
1984 10.9
1985 9.8
1986 8.8
1987 7.9
1988 7.0
1989 8.2
1990 8.4
1991 9.4
1992 10.7
1993 11.5
1994 13.2
1995 12.3
1996 11.8
1997 11.3
1998 8.7
1999 7.6
2000 5.7
2001 5.1
2002 4.2
2003 4.2
2004 3.7
2005 4.0
2006 4.7
2007 4.9

Source: World Development Indicators, International Financial Statistics, and author's calculations.

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Figure 2: Median Government Debt as Share of GDP

Year Percent
1980 30.2
1981 28.6
1982 33.5
1983 38.1
1984 48.2
1985 52.9
1986 60.3
1987 62.1
1988 70.4
1989 65.0
1990 64.8
1991 60.4
1992 62.6
1993 61.7
1994 63.5
1995 64.6
1996 63.4
1997 55.5
1998 56.0
1999 61.2
2000 63.8
2001 62.1
2002 62.0
2003 63.3
2004 60.5
2005 56.8
2006 50.8
2007 42.2

Source: Global Development Finance, International Financial Statistics, and author's calculations.

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Figure 3: Median Short-Term External Debt as Share of Foreign Reserves

Year Percent
1980 62.7
1981 75.8
1982 77.0
1983 72.5
1984 88.4
1985 80.7
1986 87.0
1987 78.9
1988 73.3
1989 71.4
1990 59.6
1991 76.7
1992 58.8
1993 58.7
1994 59.9
1995 47.0
1996 48.8
1997 49.0
1998 51.5
1999 57.7
2000 51.0
2001 41.2
2002 38.9
2003 37.9
2004 37.1
2005 32.1
2006 28.4
2007 24.8

Source: World Development Indicators, International Financial Statistics, and author's calculations.

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