Government transparency in Guyana
Guyana: Government transparency was -0.6243 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Guyana, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Guyana stood at -0.6243.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Guyana peaked at -0.5752 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.81, in 1989.
That places Guyana 93rd 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6553 | — |
| 1981 | -0.6347 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | -0.6535 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | -0.6515 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6513 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.6844 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | -1.6 | +133.6% |
| 1987 | -1.69 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | -1.81 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | -1.81 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | -1.65 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | -1.47 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | -0.6473 | -55.9% |
| 1993 | -0.6562 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | -0.6554 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.6527 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.6502 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6094 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6278 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | -0.6227 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5752 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | -0.5942 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | -0.6083 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | -0.6271 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6154 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | -0.6138 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.6169 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.6141 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.6267 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | -0.6253 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6243 | -0.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -0.6243 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87. (39 countries reporting)
- Guyana's -0.6243 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Guyana 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 | -133.6% | -0.6844 | -1.6 |
| 1992 | +55.9% | -1.47 | -0.6473 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.08 | -1.81 | -0.6347 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8241 | -1.65 | -0.6094 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6117 | -0.6271 | -0.5752 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6243 | -0.6243 | -0.6243 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Guyana?
- Government transparency in Guyana was -0.6243 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5752 in 2000.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.81 in 1989.
- How does Guyana rank for government transparency?
- Guyana ranks 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.