Government transparency in Tunisia
Tunisia: Government transparency was 0.8732 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Tunisia, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government transparency in Tunisia is 0.8732, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Tunisia peaked at 2.06 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8732, in 2010.
Tunisia ranks 63rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9781 | — |
| 1981 | 1.24 | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 1.24 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.18 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.14 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.3 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 2.06 | +58.7% |
| 1990 | 1.51 | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.22 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.29 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.72 | +33.0% |
| 1995 | 1.47 | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 1.43 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.55 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 1.53 | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.55 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8732 | -18.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8732 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477. (33 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8732 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.3438. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government transparency in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +58.7% | 1.3 | 2.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.27 | 0.9781 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.07 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8732 | 0.8732 | 0.8732 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Tunisia?
- Government transparency in Tunisia was 0.8732 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 in 1989.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8732 in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for government transparency?
- Tunisia ranks 63rd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.