Government transparency in Thailand
Thailand: Government transparency was 1.86 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Thailand, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Thailand is 1.86, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 39.4% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Thailand peaked at 3.79 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.19 | — |
| 1981 | 1.79 | +50.1% |
| 1982 | 1.92 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.04 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.97 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.15 | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 2.58 | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.95 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.19 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.17 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.37 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 3.47 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.57 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.63 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.61 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.43 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.38 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.65 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 3.76 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.74 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.08 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | -39.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.86 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Thailand 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 | +50.1% | 1.19 | 1.79 |
| 2010 | -39.4% | 3.08 | 1.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1.19 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 3.1 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 | 3.08 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Thailand?
- Government transparency in Thailand was 1.86 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 in 2006.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for government transparency?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.