The document shows the results of the Open Budget Index 2017, which evaluates public access to budget information and oversight for 115 countries. South Africa, New Zealand, and Sweden scored highest with scores between 81-100, classified as having extensive public budget oversight. Many other countries had limited or minimal oversight, with scores between 0-60. Overall public budget transparency is still limited around the world.

1. TheOpenBudgetIndex2017
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89
89
87
85
82
79
77
77
75
74
74
74
73
73
72
71
69
69
67
66
66
66
64
63
61
61
60
60
60
59
59
58
58
57
57
56
56
55
54
54
54
53
52
51
50
50
50
50
50
50
49
49
48
46
46
46
46
45
45
44
44
43
43
43
41
41
41
41
40
39
39
39
38
37
36
35
34
34
33
31
30
29
26
25
24
24
23
22
20
17
15
13
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0Yemen
Qatar
Lesotho
Equatorial Guinea
Venezuela
Niger
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Chad
Swaziland
Lebanon
Iraq
Algeria
South Sudan
Cameroon
Burundi
Myanmar
Zambia
Comoros
Somalia
Botswana
Bolivia
Tanzania
China
Vietnam
Nigeria
Cambodia
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Côte d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Angola
Malawi
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Tajikistan
São Tomé e Príncipe
Trinidad and Tobago
Azerbaijan
Madagascar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Liberia
Macedonia
Sierra Leone
Benin
Tunisia
Mali
Timor-Leste
Fiji
Mozambique
Bangladesh
Egypt
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Serbia
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
El Salvador
Morocco
Hungary
Mongolia
Malaysia
Kenya
India
Afghanistan
Ecuador
Papua New Guinea
Colombia
Albania
Namibia
Argentina
Ghana
Senegal
Nepal
Kazakhstan
Honduras
Spain
Ukraine
Kyrgyz Republic
Thailand
Costa Rica
Chile
Croatia
Moldova
Turkey
Slovakia
Poland
Uganda
South Korea
Japan
Guatemala
Czech Republic
Jordan
Indonesia
Portugal
Bulgaria
Dominican Republic
Philippines
Germany
Slovenia
Canada
Russia
Peru
Italy
Australia
France
United Kingdom
Romania
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Georgia
Norway
Sweden
South Africa
New Zealand
Extensive (81-100)
Substantial (61-80)
Limited (41-60)
Minimal (21-40)
Scant or None (0-20)
Sufficient
Limited
Low