Government transparency in Brazil

Brazil: Government transparency was 1.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.59
Change on year
down 47.5%
World rank
34th
of 125 countries
All-time high
4.43
in 2004
All-time low
0.5366
in 1980
Years of data
31
1980–2010

Government transparency in Brazil, 1980–2010

12341980199520101980: 0.5371981: 1.31982: 1.41983: 1.51984: 1.51985: 1.51986: 1.21987: 1.21988: 1.61989: 1.71990: 21991: 1.21992: 2.11993: 2.21994: 1.31995: 2.21996: 2.31997: 21998: 2.11999: 2.52000: 3.22001: 3.92002: 4.22003: 4.22004: 4.42005: 4.42006: 3.92007: 3.92008: 3.52009: 32010: 1.6

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Peru 1.9 compare
  2. 32 Thailand 1.86 compare
  3. 33 Syria 1.77 compare
  4. 35 Philippines 1.56 compare
  5. 36 India 1.54 compare
  6. 37 Dominican Republic 1.52 compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Government transparency
Source
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 3,875 data points, 1980–2010
Last refreshed

The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.