Government transparency in Eswatini
Eswatini: Government transparency was -0.5867 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Eswatini, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -0.5867 for government transparency in 2010.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Eswatini peaked at -0.4772 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.6809, in 1986.
That places Eswatini 88th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6796 | -0.6809 | -0.678 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5908 | -0.605 | -0.5703 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5207 | -0.5964 | -0.4772 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5867 | -0.5867 | -0.5867 | 1 |
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More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Eswatini?
- Government transparency in Eswatini was -0.5867 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4772 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6809 in 1986.
- How does Eswatini rank for government transparency?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.