Government transparency in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Government transparency was 1.52 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Government transparency in Dominican Republic, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Dominican Republic stood at 1.52.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.86 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0416, in 1989.
That places Dominican Republic 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government transparency in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.35 | — |
| 1981 | 0.4992 | +42.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5484 | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5904 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3478 | -41.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4554 | +30.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3108 | -31.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2263 | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2066 | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0416 | -79.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1182 | +184.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7226 | +511.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +65.6% |
| 1993 | 1.35 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.41 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.45 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8985 | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8613 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 2.41 | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.82 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.86 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.52 | -26.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Dominican 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +511.4% | 0.1182 | 0.7226 |
| 1990 | +184.1% | 0.0416 | 0.1182 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3576 | 0.0416 | 0.5904 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 0.1182 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 1.12 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Dominican Republic?
- Government transparency in Dominican Republic was 1.52 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2007.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for government transparency?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican 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.