Government transparency in Guinea
Guinea: Government transparency was -0.6419 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Government transparency in Guinea, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded -0.6419 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Guinea peaked at -0.5491 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -4.18, in 1982.
That places Guinea 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government transparency in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -2.91 | — |
| 1981 | -3.9 | +34.3% |
| 1982 | -4.18 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | -4.1 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | -3.83 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | -3.09 | -19.3% |
| 1986 | -0.6559 | -78.8% |
| 1987 | -0.6406 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | -0.65 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | -0.6265 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | -0.6244 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | -0.6035 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | -0.6081 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | -0.606 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.5782 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5491 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5564 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5595 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.5544 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | -0.5725 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | -0.556 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | -0.5495 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -0.5998 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6305 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6497 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6436 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | -0.6395 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.6063 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6044 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.6359 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6419 | +0.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -0.6419 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477, 13.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -0.6419 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +78.8% | -3.09 | -0.6559 |
| 1981 | -34.3% | -2.91 | -3.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.46 | -4.18 | -0.6265 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5812 | -0.6244 | -0.5491 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6115 | -0.6497 | -0.5495 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6419 | -0.6419 | -0.6419 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Guinea?
- Government transparency in Guinea was -0.6419 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5491 in 1995.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.18 in 1982.
- How does Guinea rank for government transparency?
- Guinea ranks 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.