Government transparency in Chad
Chad: Government transparency was -1.72 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Government transparency in Chad, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded -1.72 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Chad peaked at -0.5575 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.74, in 2008.
Chad ranks 124th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.711 | — |
| 1981 | -0.7042 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6533 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | -0.6349 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | -0.6333 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | -0.6062 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | -0.6076 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6043 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | -0.6069 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6035 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6179 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | -0.6082 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | -0.6065 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.5575 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6089 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | -1.02 | +67.3% |
| 1996 | -1.13 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | -1.1 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -1.11 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -1.12 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -1.11 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | -1.11 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | -1.14 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | -1.09 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | -1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | -1.1 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -1.18 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | -1.65 | +39.8% |
| 2008 | -1.74 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | -1.71 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | -1.72 | +0.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -1.72 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's -1.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Chad 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 | -67.3% | -0.6089 | -1.02 |
| 2007 | -39.8% | -1.18 | -1.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6365 | -0.711 | -0.6035 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8478 | -1.13 | -0.5575 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.29 | -1.74 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.72 | -1.72 | -1.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 121 Niger -1.27 compare
- 122 Madagascar -1.28 compare
- 123 Afghanistan -1.54 compare
- 125 Somalia -6.68 compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Chad?
- Government transparency in Chad was -1.72 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5575 in 1993.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 in 2008.
- How does Chad rank for government transparency?
- Chad ranks 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.