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Total Score for De Facto Transparency 2021

This score captures the existence of online portals to access relevant government information. It evaluates 14 different categories ranging from supreme court rulings, government expenditures and registers of commerce, to procurement information, mining concessions and financial disclosure of politicians.

Indicator Factsheet
Theme Transparency
Component Electoral Transparency
Dataset Transparency Index
NameTotal Score for De Facto Transparency
DescriptionThis score captures the existence of online portals to access relevant government information. It evaluates 14 different categories ranging from supreme court rulings, government expenditures and registers of commerce, to procurement information, mining concessions and financial disclosure of politicians.
Methodology
snapshot
The T-Index’s de facto component measures transparency by directly assessing the availability, accessibility, and coverage of relevant government data. This approach focuses on the de facto practice of transparency, rather than merely its de jure existence. The T-Index defines transparency as the availability and accessibility (cost-free) of minimal public information required to deter corruption and enable accountability. Its 14 de facto components evaluate the following areas: online publication of public expenditures, procurement data, land cadasters, company registers, court rulings, financial disclosures, donor funds, mining concessions, and more.
ScaleLow transparency to High transparency
Note: For this indicator, max values are better.
Methodology https://corruptionrisk.org/t-index-methodology/
Attribution Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (2022) "Transparency and Corruption: Measuring real transparency by a new index" Regulation and Governance. DOI: 10.1111/rego.1253