Government transparency in Sudan
Sudan: Government transparency was -0.3147 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Government transparency in Sudan, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -0.3147 for government transparency in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2,082.9% on the previous year and down 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Sudan peaked at 0.9526 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.3147, in 2010.
That places Sudan 79th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government transparency in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4131 | — |
| 1981 | 0.57 | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5536 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2187 | -60.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6261 | +186.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6528 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1369 | -79.0% |
| 1987 | -0.008 | -105.9% |
| 1988 | -0.0181 | +125.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0473 | -360.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 | -74.1% |
| 1991 | 0.007 | -42.9% |
| 1992 | -0.2383 | -3508.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2484 | -204.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4131 | +66.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4874 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6017 | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 0.689 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.651 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7888 | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8595 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.914 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9526 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.891 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9291 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9078 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8741 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.645 | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7303 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 | -97.8% |
| 2010 | -0.3147 | -2082.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -0.3147 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.6583, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -0.3147 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -3508.8% | 0.007 | -0.2383 |
| 2010 | -2082.9% | 0.0159 | -0.3147 |
| 1989 | +360.9% | -0.0181 | 0.0473 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3192 | -0.0181 | 0.6528 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.366 | -0.2383 | 0.7888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7719 | 0.0159 | 0.9526 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3147 | -0.3147 | -0.3147 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Sudan?
- Government transparency in Sudan was -0.3147 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9526 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3147 in 2010.
- How does Sudan rank for government transparency?
- Sudan ranks 79th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.