Government transparency in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government transparency was 1.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Paraguay, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Paraguay is 1.5, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Paraguay peaked at 3.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2878, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 38th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9353 | 0.2878 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1.76 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 1.71 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 35 Philippines 1.56 compare
- 36 India 1.54 compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 1.52 compare
- 39 El Salvador 1.47 compare
- 40 Egypt 1.47 compare
- 41 Costa Rica 1.45 compare
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0626 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3055 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 190.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Paraguay?
- Government transparency in Paraguay was 1.5 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2003.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2878 in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for government transparency?
- Paraguay ranks 38th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.