Government transparency in Iraq
Iraq: Government transparency was -0.6349 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Iraq, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Iraq stood at -0.6349.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Iraq peaked at -0.5948 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.11, in 1995.
Iraq ranks 95th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.911 | — |
| 1981 | -0.9296 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | -0.9331 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | -0.9291 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | -0.9358 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | -0.929 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | -0.9316 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | -0.9307 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | -0.9315 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | -0.9347 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | -1.06 | +13.0% |
| 1991 | -1.09 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | -1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | -1.08 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | -1.1 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | -1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | -1.07 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9567 | -10.7% |
| 1998 | -0.9434 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | -0.9239 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -0.8792 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | -0.8822 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.8833 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.9731 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | -0.8616 | -11.5% |
| 2005 | -0.6303 | -26.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6082 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5948 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6041 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6238 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | -0.6349 | +1.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -0.6349 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19. (32 countries reporting)
- Iraq's -0.6349 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.3438, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +26.8% | -0.8616 | -0.6303 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.9296 | -0.9358 | -0.911 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.04 | -1.11 | -0.9239 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7541 | -0.9731 | -0.5948 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6349 | -0.6349 | -0.6349 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Iraq?
- Government transparency in Iraq was -0.6349 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5948 in 2007.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 in 1995.
- How does Iraq rank for government transparency?
- Iraq ranks 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.