Government transparency in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government transparency was 1.02 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Guatemala, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.02 for government transparency in 2010.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Guatemala peaked at 2.13 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4163, in 1980.
That places Guatemala 57th 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.
Government transparency in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4163 | — |
| 1981 | 0.9579 | +130.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6666 | -35.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5041 | -24.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5157 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6426 | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8791 | +36.8% |
| 1988 | 0.638 | -27.4% |
| 1989 | 1.01 | +58.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9788 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9783 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6143 | -37.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7309 | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | +63.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7303 | -39.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6893 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6933 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.28 | +84.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9046 | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | +58.4% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 2.03 | +63.3% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.07 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | -36.1% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | +3.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7266 | 0.4163 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8793 | 0.6143 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0.9869 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Guatemala?
- Government transparency in Guatemala was 1.02 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 2003.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4163 in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for government transparency?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.