Government transparency in Norway
Norway: Government transparency was 2.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Norway, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.42 for government transparency in 2010.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Norway peaked at 5.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 1980.
That places Norway 26th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.54 | — |
| 1981 | 2.51 | +62.7% |
| 1982 | 2.8 | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 2.94 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.92 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.64 | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 1.71 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.84 | +65.9% |
| 1989 | 3.31 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 3.49 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 3.54 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.63 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.69 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.83 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.22 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 4.64 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 4.89 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.98 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.98 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.03 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.94 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.82 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.57 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 4.12 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 2.92 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | -10.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.34, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Norway 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 | +65.9% | 1.71 | 2.84 |
| 1981 | +62.7% | 1.54 | 2.51 |
| 1986 | -39.0% | 2.7 | 1.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.49 | 1.54 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.19 | 3.49 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 | 2.7 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Norway?
- Government transparency in Norway was 2.42 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 in 2000.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for government transparency?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.