Government transparency in Liberia
Liberia: Government transparency was -0.6434 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Government transparency in Liberia, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Liberia is -0.6434, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Liberia peaked at -0.5808 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.04, in 1994.
Liberia ranks 98th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government transparency in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6907 | — |
| 1981 | -0.6922 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | -0.6532 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | -0.6506 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | -0.6509 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.6676 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | -0.6669 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | -0.6998 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | -2 | +185.5% |
| 1989 | -2.3 | +15.0% |
| 1990 | -2.75 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | -2.53 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | -2.88 | +13.8% |
| 1993 | -3 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | -3.04 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.95 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | -2.59 | -12.5% |
| 1998 | -2.19 | -15.5% |
| 1999 | -1.87 | -14.6% |
| 2000 | -1.26 | -32.3% |
| 2001 | -1.25 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -1.24 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | -1.2 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6356 | -46.9% |
| 2005 | -0.6328 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.6291 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | -0.5808 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6118 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | -0.6597 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6434 | -2.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -0.6434 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -0.6434 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 Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -185.5% | -0.6998 | -2 |
| 2004 | +46.9% | -1.2 | -0.6356 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.9666 | -2.3 | -0.6506 | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.68 | -3.04 | -1.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8694 | -1.26 | -0.5808 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6434 | -0.6434 | -0.6434 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Liberia?
- Government transparency in Liberia was -0.6434 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5808 in 2007.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.04 in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for government transparency?
- Liberia ranks 98th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.