Government transparency in Egypt
Egypt: Government transparency was 1.47 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Egypt, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Egypt is 1.47, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Egypt peaked at 3.41 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9389, in 1987.
That places Egypt 40th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1 | — |
| 1981 | 1.6 | +45.7% |
| 1982 | 1.78 | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 1.77 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.56 | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 1.02 | -34.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9616 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9389 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 1.66 | +48.1% |
| 1990 | 1.8 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 1.81 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.03 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 2.49 | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 2.77 | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 2.72 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.36 | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 2.79 | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 2.91 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.17 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.33 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.35 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.39 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.41 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.38 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.95 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.18 | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 1.65 | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | -11.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.3438. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 | 0.9389 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1.65 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 37 Dominican Republic 1.52 compare
- 38 Paraguay 1.5 compare
- 39 El Salvador 1.47 compare
- 41 Costa Rica 1.45 compare
- 42 Russia 1.4 compare
- 43 Argentina 1.36 compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Egypt?
- Government transparency in Egypt was 1.47 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9389 in 1987.
- How does Egypt rank for government transparency?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.