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.
Government transparency in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2878 | — |
| 1981 | 0.5466 | +89.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8927 | +63.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9797 | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.32 | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 1.97 | +48.8% |
| 1991 | 2.18 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 2.32 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 2.35 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.27 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.91 | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 2.32 | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.84 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.44 | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 3.68 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.7 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.58 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.44 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.42 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.66 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.15 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | -45.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -12.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +89.9% | 0.2878 | 0.5466 |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
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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The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.