Jordan ranked first in the Arab world on budget transparency in the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2021, published by the International Budget Partnership on Tuesday.
Jordan scored 61 out of 100, exceeding the global average of 45 out of 100, according to the International Budget Partnership.
At the global level, Jordan ranked 32nd in the budget transparency index among the 120 countries included in the survey.
On the Public participation in the budget process, Jordan continued its decline in this edition to get a score of 4 out of 100 after its scored 7 out of 100 in the previous edition, to rank fourth in the Arab world after Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
On the Budget oversight, Jordan scored a composite score of 39 out of 100 representing legislative oversight (44 out of 100) and auditing of the Audit Bureau (22 out of 100), while it scored 43 out of 100 in the previous edition.
Source: Jordan News Agency