Government transparency in Australia
Australia: Government transparency was -0.6943 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Australia, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by 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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4864 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8615 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.13 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0026 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4713 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 148.46 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Australia?
- Government transparency in Australia was -0.6943 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by 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 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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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.