Government transparency in Burundi
Burundi: Government transparency was -0.6583 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Burundi, 1980–2010
Source: 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +56.7% | -1.55 | -0.6704 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Burundi?
- Government transparency in Burundi was -0.6583 in 2010, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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