Government transparency in Gabon
Gabon: Government transparency was -0.8489 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Government transparency in Gabon, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -0.8489 for government transparency in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Gabon peaked at 1.31 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.8489, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 113th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government transparency in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1581 | — |
| 1981 | 0.3988 | +152.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4276 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4111 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0417 | -89.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 | -79.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 | +189.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0249 | +41.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 | -58.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0445 | -532.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0586 | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2063 | -452.2% |
| 1993 | 1.31 | +535.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6549 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2429 | -62.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6173 | +154.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6628 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6159 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7528 | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7318 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7165 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.673 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6812 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7119 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9321 | +30.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8324 | -189.3% |
| 2007 | -0.837 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | -0.8377 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.8389 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.8489 | +1.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.8489 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19. (32 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.8489 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +535.3% | 0.2063 | 1.31 |
| 1990 | -532.4% | 0.0103 | -0.0445 |
| 1992 | +452.2% | -0.0586 | 0.2063 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1505 | 0.0061 | 0.4276 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.496 | -0.0586 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.11 | -0.8389 | 0.9321 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8489 | -0.8489 | -0.8489 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Gabon?
- Government transparency in Gabon was -0.8489 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 1993.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8489 in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for government transparency?
- Gabon ranks 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 216.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.