Government transparency in Sweden
Sweden: Government transparency was 4.66 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Sweden, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.66 for government transparency in 2010.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Sweden peaked at 7.54 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1980.
That places Sweden 8th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.73 | — |
| 1981 | 2.74 | +57.9% |
| 1982 | 2.94 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.06 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.14 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.71 | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 3.96 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 4.17 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 4.5 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 4.66 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.74 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.9 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 4.99 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.45 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 5.69 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.92 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 6.31 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 6.82 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 7.26 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 7.51 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 7.54 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.4 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.98 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.62 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.43 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.25 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.98 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.66 | -6.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.66 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 Sweden 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 | +57.9% | 1.73 | 2.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.14 | 1.73 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 | 4.98 | 7.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 | 4.66 | 4.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Sweden?
- Government transparency in Sweden was 4.66 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for government transparency?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.