Rankings Charts

The Open Budget Survey ranks countries according to their performance across the three pillars of accountability in national budget processes. It is the world’s only comparative, independent and regular assessment of public participation, oversight, and transparency in national budgets in 125 countries.

On public participation, the OBS assesses formal opportunities for the public to engage with the executive, legislature, and supreme audit institution across the four stages of the budget cycle. In terms of oversight, the OBS assesses the roles and responsibilities of the legislature and supreme audit institution. On transparency, the assesses the public's access to timely and comprehensive budget information.