Government transparency in Ecuador
Ecuador: Government transparency was 1.24 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Ecuador, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.24 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Ecuador peaked at 3.13 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4578, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4578 | — |
| 1981 | 0.6301 | +37.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6424 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6416 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6582 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6419 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7416 | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9344 | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4 | +49.4% |
| 1989 | 1.46 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.82 | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 1.91 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.9 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.12 | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 2.31 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.41 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.72 | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 3 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 3.04 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.01 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.69 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 2.87 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.06 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.13 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.61 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | -39.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8205 | 0.4578 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 | 1.82 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 2.04 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Ecuador?
- Government transparency in Ecuador was 1.24 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4578 in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for government transparency?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.