Government transparency in Australia
Australia: Government transparency was -0.6943 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Australia, 1980–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded -0.6943 for government transparency in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Australia peaked at 4.46 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.6943, in 2010.
That places Australia 108th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.14 | — |
| 1981 | 1.87 | +64.6% |
| 1982 | 2.07 | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 2.11 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.07 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.08 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.17 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.74 | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 2.92 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 3.27 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 3.38 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.52 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.59 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.8 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 3.88 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 3.34 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.34 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.82 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.05 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.23 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.87 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 4.21 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.46 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.37 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.02 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.96 | -26.3% |
| 2009 | -0.6835 | -123.1% |
| 2010 | -0.6943 | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -0.6943 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's -0.6943 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -123.1% | 2.96 | -0.6835 |
| 1981 | +64.6% | 1.14 | 1.87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.24 | 1.14 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 | 3.27 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 | -0.6835 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6943 | -0.6943 | -0.6943 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Australia?
- Government transparency in Australia was -0.6943 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6943 in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for government transparency?
- Australia ranks 108th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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