Government transparency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Government transparency was 1.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Costa Rica, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.45 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Costa Rica peaked at 3.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 41st 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2 | — |
| 1981 | 1.78 | +48.3% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 1.95 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.82 | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.9 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 2.26 | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 2.72 | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 2.88 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 3.04 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 3.12 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.22 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.18 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.28 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.37 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.61 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 3.76 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.72 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.77 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.91 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.91 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.62 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.56 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.44 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.18 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.22 | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | -34.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Costa Rica 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 | +48.3% | 1.2 | 1.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.15 | 1.2 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 | 3.12 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 | 2.22 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Costa Rica?
- Government transparency in Costa Rica was 1.45 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for government transparency?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.