Government transparency in Vietnam

Vietnam: Government transparency was -0.6991 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
-0.6991
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
110th
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.6899
in 2002
All-time low
-1.14
in 1982
Years of data
31
1980–2010

Government transparency in Vietnam, 1980–2010

-1.1-1-0.9-0.8-0.71980199520101980: -1.11981: -1.11982: -1.11983: -1.11984: -1.11985: -0.9561986: -0.9281987: -0.9371988: -0.9281989: -0.8771990: -0.8731991: -0.8771992: -0.8641993: -0.8631994: -0.8621995: -0.851996: -0.71997: -0.6931998: -0.691999: -0.6922000: -0.692001: -0.6912002: -0.692003: -0.692004: -0.692005: -0.6982006: -0.6942007: -0.6972008: -0.6972009: -0.6972010: -0.699

Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded -0.6991 for government transparency in 2010.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government transparency in Vietnam peaked at -0.6899 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.14, in 1982.

Vietnam ranks 110th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -1.02 -1.14 -0.8771 10
1990s -0.7963 -0.8767 -0.6904 10
2000s -0.6936 -0.6976 -0.6899 10
2010s -0.6991 -0.6991 -0.6991 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 107 Guinea-Bissau -0.6939 compare
  2. 108 Australia -0.6943 compare
  3. 109 Libya -0.6974 compare
  4. 111 Congo -0.8405 compare
  5. 112 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.8458 compare
  6. 113 Gabon -0.8489 compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government transparency in Vietnam?
Government transparency in Vietnam was -0.6991 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government transparency recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was -0.6899 in 2002.
What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was -1.14 in 1982.
How does Vietnam rank for government transparency?
Vietnam ranks 110th out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
Is government transparency rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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

Indicator
Government transparency
Source
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 3,875 data points, 1980–2010
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