Government transparency in Austria
Austria: Government transparency was 4.79 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Austria, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Austria stood at 4.79.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Austria peaked at 6.47 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7517, in 1980.
Austria ranks 7th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7517 | — |
| 1981 | 1.28 | +70.4% |
| 1982 | 1.61 | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 2.18 | +35.9% |
| 1984 | 2.41 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 2.75 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.76 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.79 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.82 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.83 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.87 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.92 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.06 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.34 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 4.23 | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 4.52 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 4.41 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.39 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.33 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 5.67 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.92 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.25 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.43 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.43 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.47 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.42 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.23 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.89 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.79 | -8.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.34, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +70.4% | 0.7517 | 1.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.21 | 0.7517 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 | 2.83 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 5.24 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.79 | 4.79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Austria?
- Government transparency in Austria was 4.79 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7517 in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for government transparency?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.