Government transparency in Brazil
Brazil: Government transparency was 1.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Brazil, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.59 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Brazil peaked at 4.43 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5366, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 34th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5366 | — |
| 1981 | 1.28 | +138.5% |
| 1982 | 1.42 | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 1.48 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.47 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.5 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 1.22 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.55 | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 1.73 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 1.98 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | +66.5% |
| 1993 | 2.16 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.32 | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 2.22 | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.02 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.49 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 3.23 | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 3.94 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 4.23 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.19 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.43 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4.38 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.88 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.53 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | -47.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Brazil 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 | +138.5% | 0.5366 | 1.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.34 | 0.5366 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 1.24 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 | 3.04 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Brazil?
- Government transparency in Brazil was 1.59 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5366 in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for government transparency?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.