Government transparency in Burundi

Burundi: Government transparency was -0.6583 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
-0.6583
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
102nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.5909
in 2000
All-time low
-1.71
in 1982
Years of data
31
1980–2010

Government transparency in Burundi, 1980–2010

-1.8-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.51980199520101980: -1.51981: -1.71982: -1.71983: -1.71984: -1.51985: -0.671986: -0.6651987: -0.6661988: -0.6671989: -0.6471990: -0.6431991: -0.6491992: -0.6471993: -0.6241994: -0.6321995: -0.6341996: -0.6411997: -0.6441998: -0.6181999: -0.6322000: -0.5912001: -0.6282002: -0.6362003: -0.6252004: -0.6232005: -0.6072006: -0.612007: -0.6592008: -0.6572009: -0.6582010: -0.658

Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2010, government transparency in Burundi stood at -0.6583.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government transparency in Burundi peaked at -0.5909 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.71, in 1982.

Burundi ranks 102nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Government transparency in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Government transparency in Burundi, 1980 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1980 -1.53
1981 -1.65 +8.2%
1982 -1.71 +3.4%
1983 -1.69 -1.1%
1984 -1.55 -8.3%
1985 -0.6704 -56.7%
1986 -0.6653 -0.8%
1987 -0.6657 +0.1%
1988 -0.6667 +0.1%
1989 -0.6471 -2.9%
1990 -0.6432 -0.6%
1991 -0.6487 +0.9%
1992 -0.6471 -0.3%
1993 -0.6239 -3.6%
1994 -0.6322 +1.3%
1995 -0.634 +0.3%
1996 -0.6409 +1.1%
1997 -0.6439 +0.5%
1998 -0.618 -4.0%
1999 -0.6318 +2.2%
2000 -0.5909 -6.5%
2001 -0.6285 +6.4%
2002 -0.6358 +1.2%
2003 -0.6248 -1.7%
2004 -0.6229 -0.3%
2005 -0.6073 -2.5%
2006 -0.6097 +0.4%
2007 -0.6588 +8.1%
2008 -0.6569 -0.3%
2009 -0.6578 +0.1%
2010 -0.6583 +0.1%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's -0.6583 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's -0.6583 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government transparency in Burundi 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +56.7% -1.55 -0.6704

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -1.14 -1.71 -0.6471 10
1990s -0.6364 -0.6487 -0.618 10
2000s -0.6294 -0.6588 -0.5909 10
2010s -0.6583 -0.6583 -0.6583 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 99 Sierra Leone -0.6536 compare
  2. 100 Malawi -0.6539 compare
  3. 101 Rwanda -0.6546 compare
  4. 103 Papua New Guinea -0.6593 compare
  5. 104 Fiji -0.6803 compare
  6. 105 Mali -0.6816 compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government transparency in Burundi?
Government transparency in Burundi was -0.6583 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government transparency recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was -0.5909 in 2000.
What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was -1.71 in 1982.
How does Burundi rank for government transparency?
Burundi ranks 102nd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
Is government transparency rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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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
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