Government transparency in Pakistan
Pakistan: Government transparency was 1.34 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Pakistan, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.34 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Pakistan peaked at 4.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7912, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 44th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7912 | — |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +40.4% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.25 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 1.82 | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 1.89 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.83 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.87 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.13 | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 2.04 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.95 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | -35.6% |
| 1995 | 2.31 | +106.3% |
| 1996 | 2.36 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.63 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 2.61 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.96 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 3.11 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.52 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 4.16 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 4.16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.07 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.47 | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 1.75 | -49.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | -23.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.34 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.3438. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +106.3% | 1.12 | 2.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 | 0.7912 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 1.12 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 | 1.75 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Pakistan?
- Government transparency in Pakistan was 1.34 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7912 in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for government transparency?
- Pakistan ranks 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.