Government transparency in Greece
Greece: Government transparency was 3.27 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Greece, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by 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.
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
- 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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1042 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7668 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.16 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.73 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.73 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Greece?
- Government transparency in Greece was 3.27 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by 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 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.