Government transparency in Finland
Finland: Government transparency was 4.52 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Finland, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Finland stood at 4.52.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Finland peaked at 6.89 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 1980.
Finland ranks 10th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.62 | — |
| 1981 | 2.57 | +58.2% |
| 1982 | 2.97 | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 3.05 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.08 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.12 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.15 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.26 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.41 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 3.61 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.63 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.85 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.08 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 4.81 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 5.15 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 5.22 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.48 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.12 | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 6.53 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 6.77 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.89 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.87 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.75 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.23 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.96 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.62 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.01 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 4.52 | -9.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 4.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Finland's 4.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.34, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Finland 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 | +58.2% | 1.62 | 2.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.91 | 1.62 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 | 3.41 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 5.01 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Finland?
- Government transparency in Finland was 4.52 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for government transparency?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.