Government transparency in Libya
Libya: Government transparency was -0.6974 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Libya, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Libya is -0.6974, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Libya peaked at -0.3567 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.6974, in 2010.
That places Libya 109th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6854 | — |
| 1981 | -0.6878 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | -0.6908 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | -0.6856 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | -0.6886 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | -0.6883 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6853 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6899 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | -0.6881 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | -0.6897 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | -0.647 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | -0.6303 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | -0.6514 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6499 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.6513 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.6538 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.6517 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6304 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6315 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6445 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | -0.6072 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | -0.6345 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | -0.4307 | -32.1% |
| 2003 | -0.3567 | -17.2% |
| 2004 | -0.3736 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | -0.4445 | +19.0% |
| 2006 | -0.4396 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -0.4663 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | -0.4709 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | -0.6444 | +36.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6974 | +8.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.6974 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19. (32 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.6974 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.3438, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -36.8% | -0.4709 | -0.6444 |
| 2002 | +32.1% | -0.6345 | -0.4307 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.688 | -0.6908 | -0.6853 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6442 | -0.6538 | -0.6303 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4868 | -0.6444 | -0.3567 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6974 | -0.6974 | -0.6974 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Libya?
- Government transparency in Libya was -0.6974 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3567 in 2003.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6974 in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for government transparency?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.