Government transparency in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Government transparency was -1.2 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Government transparency in Central African Republic, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Central African Republic stood at -1.2.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Central African Republic peaked at -0.6251 in 1989 and was at its lowest, -1.37, in 1996.
That places Central African Republic 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6293 | — |
| 1981 | -0.648 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6478 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.6499 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6509 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | -0.6512 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6454 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | -0.6481 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | -0.677 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | -0.6251 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | -0.643 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | -0.6434 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | -0.6453 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6302 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | -0.7028 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | -1.27 | +80.4% |
| 1996 | -1.37 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | -1.37 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -1.35 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | -1.3 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | -0.9976 | -23.4% |
| 2001 | -0.9759 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | -0.9839 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9786 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.983 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.9787 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.9726 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | -1.02 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | -1.01 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | -1.02 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -1.2 | +17.8% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's -1.2 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's -1.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Central African Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -80.4% | -0.7028 | -1.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6473 | -0.677 | -0.6251 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9921 | -1.37 | -0.6302 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.992 | -1.02 | -0.9726 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 116 United Arab Emirates -0.8892 compare
- 117 Iran -0.908 compare
- 118 Mauritania -0.9516 compare
- 120 Burkina Faso -1.22 compare
- 121 Niger -1.27 compare
- 122 Madagascar -1.28 compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Central African Republic?
- Government transparency in Central African Republic was -1.2 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6251 in 1989.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for government transparency?
- Central African Republic ranks 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.