Variable: Categorical Open Budget Index

QoG Code: (ibp_cat)


Dataset: Open Budget Survey data

Description:

The categorical classification of the rounded Open Budget Index (OBI) score, also known as transparency. It classifies countries into five categories:

  1. Scant or no information (OBI ≤ 20)
  2. Minimal information: (20 < OBI < 41)
  3. Limited information: (40 < OBI < 61)
  4. Substantial information: (60 < OBI < 81)
  5. Extensive information: (OBI ≥ 80)

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-11-05
Last updated by source: 2024-06-21


Categories:

Public Economy


Find this variable in:

Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 123
Standard time-series: 124


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 2006 to the year 2023