Government transparency by country
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.
Countries reporting
124
Highest
5.64
Bulgaria
Lowest
-6.68
Somalia
Median
0.8227
Years covered
31
1980–2010
Data points
3,875
What the numbers show
Government transparency is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 5.64 in Bulgaria; the lowest is -6.68 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8227, and the mean is 0.9196.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 619.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 596.2%).
Government transparency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5.64 | 2010 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 5.48 | 2010 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 5.02 | 2010 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 4.93 | 2010 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 4.88 | 2010 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 4.83 | 2010 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 4.79 | 2010 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 4.66 | 2010 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 4.65 | 2010 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 4.52 | 2010 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 4.46 | 2010 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 4.4 | 2010 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 13 | France | 4.34 | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 4.27 | 2010 | up 619.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 4.02 | 2010 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 4.01 | 2010 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 3.59 | 2010 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 3.27 | 2010 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 3.26 | 2010 | down 50.1% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 3.15 | 2010 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 2.87 | 2010 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 2.84 | 2010 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Cyprus | 2.77 | 2010 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 2.51 | 2010 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 2.42 | 2010 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 2.42 | 2010 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 2.04 | 2010 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 2.01 | 2010 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 1.9 | 2010 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 1.9 | 2010 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 1.86 | 2010 | down 48.3% | rising |
| 33 | Syria | 1.77 | 2010 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 1.59 | 2010 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 1.56 | 2010 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 36 | India | 1.54 | 2010 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 1.52 | 2010 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 1.5 | 2010 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 1.47 | 2010 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 1.47 | 2010 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 1.45 | 2010 | down 62.9% | rising |
| 42 | Russia | 1.4 | 2010 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 1.36 | 2010 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 1.34 | 2010 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 1.3 | 2010 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela | 1.28 | 2010 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 1.24 | 2010 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 1.24 | 2010 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 49 | Singapore | 1.22 | 2010 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 1.22 | 2010 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 1.19 | 2010 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 1.16 | 2010 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 1.15 | 2010 | up 237.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 1.11 | 2010 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 1.09 | 2010 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 1.06 | 2010 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 1.02 | 2010 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 58 | Tanzania | 1.02 | 2010 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 1.02 | 2010 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 60 | Botswana | 0.9622 | 2010 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 0.952 | 2010 | down 72.8% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 0.9234 | 2010 | down 74.2% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.8732 | 2010 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 0.7723 | 2010 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0.7683 | 2010 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 0.6543 | 2010 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0.6164 | 2010 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0.3718 | 2010 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.1902 | 2010 | down 84.8% | rising |
| 70 | Senegal | -0.0212 | 2010 | down 101.7% | rising |
| 71 | Mongolia | -0.0294 | 2010 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | -0.0477 | 2010 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | -0.0487 | 2010 | down 105.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cameroon | -0.1057 | 2010 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | -0.1717 | 2010 | down 103.8% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | -0.2346 | 2010 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.2452 | 2010 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | -0.2564 | 2010 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | -0.3147 | 2010 | down 136.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritius | -0.3275 | 2010 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 81 | Algeria | -0.3438 | 2010 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | -0.4144 | 2010 | down 233.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | -0.5129 | 2010 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | -0.5156 | 2010 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | -0.5362 | 2010 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | -0.5766 | 2010 | up 42.2% | flat |
| 87 | Nigeria | -0.586 | 2010 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 88 | Eswatini | -0.5867 | 2010 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | -0.5878 | 2010 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 90 | Laos | -0.5939 | 2010 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.6105 | 2010 | down 118.8% | falling |
| 92 | Lesotho | -0.6145 | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guyana | -0.6243 | 2010 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 94 | Kuwait | -0.6321 | 2010 | down 175.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | -0.6349 | 2010 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | -0.6396 | 2010 | down 190.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea | -0.6419 | 2010 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | -0.6434 | 2010 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | -0.6536 | 2010 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | -0.6539 | 2010 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 101 | Rwanda | -0.6546 | 2010 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | -0.6583 | 2010 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6593 | 2010 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 104 | Fiji | -0.6803 | 2010 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 105 | Mali | -0.6816 | 2010 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 106 | Denmark | -0.6852 | 2010 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.6939 | 2010 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 108 | Australia | -0.6943 | 2010 | down 117.1% | rising |
| 109 | Libya | -0.6974 | 2010 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 110 | Vietnam | -0.6991 | 2010 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 111 | Congo | -0.8405 | 2010 | down 596.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.8458 | 2010 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 113 | Gabon | -0.8489 | 2010 | down 216.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | -0.8587 | 2010 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | -0.8818 | 2010 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | -0.8892 | 2010 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 117 | Iran | -0.908 | 2010 | down 257.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritania | -0.9516 | 2010 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 119 | Central African Republic | -1.2 | 2010 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | -1.22 | 2010 | down 133.8% | falling |
| 121 | Niger | -1.27 | 2010 | down 125.9% | falling |
| 122 | Madagascar | -1.28 | 2010 | down 145.7% | falling |
| 123 | Afghanistan | -1.54 | 2010 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Chad | -1.72 | 2010 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 125 | Somalia | -6.68 | 2010 | up 1.1% | volatile |
About this data
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.