Government transparency in Venezuela
Venezuela: Government transparency was 1.28 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government transparency in Venezuela, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Venezuela stood at 1.28.
That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Venezuela peaked at 3.06 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6626, in 1980.
That places Venezuela 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6626 | — |
| 1981 | 0.9389 | +41.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 1.55 | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 1.63 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.71 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.85 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.8 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.93 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 2.01 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.17 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.28 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.59 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.88 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.95 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.06 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.04 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.9 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.86 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.74 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.78 | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | -28.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.28 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477. (33 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 | 0.6626 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 | 2.01 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 1.78 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 51.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Venezuela?
- Government transparency in Venezuela was 1.28 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 1999.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6626 in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for government transparency?
- Venezuela ranks 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.