Government transparency in Malawi
Malawi: Government transparency was -0.6539 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Latest (2010)
-0.6539
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
100th
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.5982
in 2004
All-time low
-0.666
in 1997
Years of data
31
1980–2010
Government transparency in Malawi, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -0.6539 for government transparency in 2010.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Malawi peaked at -0.5982 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.666, in 1997.
That places Malawi 100th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government transparency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6206 | — |
| 1981 | -0.6215 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | -0.6253 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | -0.6171 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6268 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | -0.6221 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6207 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6085 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6213 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | -0.6469 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | -0.6216 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | -0.6296 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | -0.6532 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6519 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.655 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6546 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.6632 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | -0.666 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.6648 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6522 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | -0.6253 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | -0.6539 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6558 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6049 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | -0.5982 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | -0.6026 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.601 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.6012 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6021 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.6083 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6539 | +7.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.6539 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.6539 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6231 | -0.6469 | -0.6085 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6512 | -0.666 | -0.6216 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6153 | -0.6558 | -0.5982 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6539 | -0.6539 | -0.6539 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Malawi?
- Government transparency in Malawi was -0.6539 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5982 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.666 in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for government transparency?
- Malawi ranks 100th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.