Government transparency in Greece
Greece: Government transparency was 3.27 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Greece, 1980–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.27 for government transparency in 2010.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Greece peaked at 5.54 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.8208, in 1998.
Greece ranks 19th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6255 | — |
| 1981 | 2.2 | +251.6% |
| 1982 | 2.46 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 2.98 | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 3.09 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.95 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.08 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.16 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.09 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.07 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.11 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.05 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.67 | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.87 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.81 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.98 | -21.9% |
| 1998 | -0.8208 | -127.6% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | -550.5% |
| 2000 | 4.81 | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 5.25 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 5.29 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.54 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.35 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 4.31 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 3.53 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 3.09 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 3.27 | +5.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.34, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +550.5% | -0.8208 | 3.7 |
| 1981 | +251.6% | 0.6255 | 2.2 |
| 1998 | -127.6% | 2.98 | -0.8208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.67 | 0.6255 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 | -0.8208 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.73 | 3.09 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 16 United Kingdom 4.01 compare
- 17 Ireland 3.97 compare
- 18 Switzerland 3.59 compare
- 20 South Korea 3.26 compare
- 21 Japan 3.15 compare
- 22 United States 2.87 compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Greece?
- Government transparency in Greece was 3.27 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 in 2003.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8208 in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for government transparency?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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