Q14.
Is the approved defence budget made publicly available? In practice, can citizens, civil society, and the media obtain detailed information on the defence budget?
14a. Proactive publication
Score
SCORE: 25/100
Rubric
Niger score: 25/100
Score: 0/100
The approved defence budget is not made publicly available at all.
Score: 25/100
The approved defence budget is published for the public in aggregated form with limited or no budgetary explanation.
Score: 50/100
The approved defence budget is proactively published for the public in disaggregated form. They provide some budgetary explanation but it is superficial.
Score: 100/100
The approved defence budget is proactively published for the public in disaggregated form. It is accompanied by an explanation of the budget intended for experts, as well as a concise summary with clear language for non-experts.
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14b. Comprehensiveness
Score
SCORE: 50/100
Rubric
Niger score: 50/100
Score: 0/100
Most areas of the approved defence budget are not publicly available.
Score: 50/100
Most areas of the approved defence budget are not published in detail but there is still evidence of oversight by other suitable authorities. Certain areas of the budget are undisclosed but this is neither made clear nor publicly justified.
Score: 100/100
The vast majority of the approved defence budget is fully disclosed to the media and civil society actors. There may be exceptions made for legitimate sensitive areas, but there is clear and robust oversight of the full budget by other suitable authorities.
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14c. Response to information requests
Score
SCORE: 25/100
Rubric
Niger score: 25/100
Score: 0/100
It is extremely difficult or impossible to obtain any detail on the budget.
Score: 25/100
There is a serious and systematic failure to release information. This may be in specific areas or accessibility to requested information may vary according to the identity of the individual or organisation requesting information.
Score: 50/100
Information requested by citizens, media, and civil society about the defence budget is provided, but there may be occasional delays without obvious justification. There may also be a pattern of unduly refusing or redacting information for national security reasons.
Score: 75/100
Information requested by citizens, media, and civil society about the defence budget is provided, but there may be unjustifiable delays. There are few instances where information is unduly refused or redacted for national security reasons.
Score: 100/100
Information requested by citizens, media, and civil society about the defence budget is provided in a timely fashion, without systematic and unjustifiable delays. There are few instances where information is unduly refused or redacted for national security reasons.
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Compare scores by country
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Country |
14a. Proactive publication |
14b. Comprehensiveness |
14c. Response to information requests |
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Albania | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Algeria | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Angola | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Argentina | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Armenia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Australia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Azerbaijan | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Bahrain | 0 / 100 | NA | NA |
Bangladesh | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Belgium | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Botswana | 75 / 100 | 25 / 100 | NEI |
Brazil | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Burkina Faso | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Cameroon | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Canada | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Chile | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
China | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Colombia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Denmark | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Egypt | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Estonia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Finland | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
France | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Germany | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Ghana | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Greece | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Hungary | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
India | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Indonesia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Iran | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Iraq | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Israel | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Italy | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Japan | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Jordan | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Kenya | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Kosovo | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Kuwait | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Latvia | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Lebanon | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Lithuania | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Malaysia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Mali | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Mexico | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Montenegro | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Morocco | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Myanmar | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Netherlands | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
New Zealand | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Niger | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Nigeria | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
North Macedonia | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Norway | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Oman | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Palestine | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Philippines | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Poland | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Portugal | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Qatar | 0 / 100 | NA | 0 / 100 |
Russia | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Saudi Arabia | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Serbia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Singapore | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
South Africa | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
South Korea | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
South Sudan | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Spain | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Sudan | 0 / 100 | NA | 0 / 100 |
Sweden | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Switzerland | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Taiwan | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Tanzania | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Thailand | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Tunisia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Turkey | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Uganda | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Ukraine | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
United Arab Emirates | 0 / 100 | NA | 0 / 100 |
United Kingdom | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
United States | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Venezuela | 0 / 100 | NA | 0 / 100 |
Zimbabwe | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |