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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.22 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -3.74 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.13 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.19 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 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.