Governors serve unlimited terms in half of central banks
While term length averages five years, majority of governors can be dismissed early
Central bank governors are most likely to be allowed to serve unlimited consecutive terms in office, data from the Governance Benchmarks 2025 shows.
Half of 64 central banks that addressed the question say governors’ term in office is unlimited (50%) in their jurisdictions. At two-fifths of central banks, governors are eligible for two terms (42.2%), while three institutions reported that they are eligible for just a single term (4.7%). Governors serve three or more terms in one jurisdiction (1
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