Government transparency in Angola
Angola: Government transparency was -0.2346 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Angola, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Angola is -0.2346, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Angola peaked at -0.2346 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.11, in 1982.
Angola ranks 76th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -1.01 | — |
| 1981 | -1.04 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | -1.11 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | -1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | -1.09 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | -0.6538 | -39.9% |
| 1986 | -0.6563 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6565 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6571 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | -0.6565 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | -0.4254 | -35.2% |
| 1991 | -0.5315 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | -0.5356 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | -0.5624 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | -0.5646 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6532 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | -0.405 | -38.0% |
| 1997 | -0.4951 | +22.2% |
| 1998 | -0.4758 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | -0.4698 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2959 | -37.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4727 | +59.7% |
| 2002 | -0.301 | -36.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3017 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2909 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | -0.275 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2716 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2783 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | -0.2389 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | -0.245 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | -0.2346 | -4.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -0.2346 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477, 4.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Angola's -0.2346 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -59.7% | -0.2959 | -0.4727 |
| 1985 | +39.9% | -1.09 | -0.6538 |
| 1996 | +38.0% | -0.6532 | -0.405 |
| 2000 | +37.0% | -0.4698 | -0.2959 |
| 2002 | +36.3% | -0.4727 | -0.301 |
| 1990 | +35.2% | -0.6565 | -0.4254 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.8629 | -1.11 | -0.6538 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5118 | -0.6532 | -0.405 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2971 | -0.4727 | -0.2389 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2346 | -0.2346 | -0.2346 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Angola?
- Government transparency in Angola was -0.2346 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2346 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 in 1982.
- How does Angola rank for government transparency?
- Angola ranks 76th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.