Government transparency in New Zealand
New Zealand: Government transparency was -0.1717 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in New Zealand, 1980–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in New Zealand is -0.1717, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 107.7% on the previous year and down 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in New Zealand peaked at 4.77 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.1717, in 2010.
That places New Zealand 75th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6745 | — |
| 1981 | 1.29 | +91.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.16 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5 | +82.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8 | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 2.91 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 3.02 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.27 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 3.62 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.58 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.94 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.16 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.32 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.32 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.03 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 4.36 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 4.56 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.57 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.77 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.73 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.52 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.67 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 2.24 | -38.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1717 | -107.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's -0.1717 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87. (39 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's -0.1717 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -107.7% | 2.24 | -0.1717 |
| 1981 | +91.3% | 0.6745 | 1.29 |
| 1986 | +82.3% | 1.37 | 2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8 | 0.6745 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.27 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 2.24 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1717 | -0.1717 | -0.1717 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in New Zealand?
- Government transparency in New Zealand was -0.1717 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1717 in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for government transparency?
- New Zealand ranks 75th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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