Government transparency in Canada
Canada: Government transparency was 0.9234 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Canada, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Canada stood at 0.9234. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Canada peaked at 3.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9234, in 2010.
Canada ranks 62nd 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.42 | — |
| 1981 | 2.23 | +56.8% |
| 1982 | 2.56 | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 2.74 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.75 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.79 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.79 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.83 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.99 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.01 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.03 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.21 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.53 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.42 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.57 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.58 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.58 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.45 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.49 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.36 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.38 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.48 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.29 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.78 | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9234 | -29.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.9234 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 32% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Canada 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 | +56.8% | 1.42 | 2.23 |
| 2009 | -52.8% | 2.78 | 1.31 |
| 2010 | -29.6% | 1.31 | 0.9234 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.57 | 1.42 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 2.99 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 1.31 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Canada?
- Government transparency in Canada was 0.9234 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 2000.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9234 in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for government transparency?
- Canada ranks 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.