Government transparency in Spain
Spain: Government transparency was 4.93 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Spain, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Spain stood at 4.93.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Spain peaked at 7.93 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.74, in 1980.
That places Spain 4th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.74 | — |
| 1981 | 3.03 | +74.0% |
| 1982 | 3.45 | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 3.62 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 3.77 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.99 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 4.52 | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 5.18 | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 5.56 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 5.82 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 6.11 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.3 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.41 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.38 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.24 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 6.09 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.97 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.45 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 7.25 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 7.78 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.93 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.86 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.55 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.08 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.91 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.61 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.21 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.52 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.93 | -10.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 4.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Spain's 4.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.34, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Spain 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 | +74.0% | 1.74 | 3.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.07 | 1.74 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 | 5.97 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.07 | 5.52 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Spain?
- Government transparency in Spain was 4.93 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 2001.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for government transparency?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.