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5. Bangladesh's performance in the OBS
Cross-country comparison of OBS score and ranking over time
Country
Indicator 2006 2008 2010 2012 2015 2017
2019
Score
39
42
48
58
56
41
36
Bangladesh
Rank
38
44
46
28
31
66
79
Score
53
60
67
68
46
48
49
India
Rank
17
20
14
14
53
53
53
Score
47
64
67
46
39
44
47
Sri Lanka
Rank
26
13
13
53
70
60
g
54
Score
20
19
18
16
24
17
21
Nigeria
Rank
52
61
73
80
85
90
97
Score
32
51
55
65
62
60
58
Uganda
Rank
43
32
32
18
24
29
36
No of surveyed countries
40
77
93
100
102
115
117
0-20
21-40
41-60
Scant or none
Minimal
Limited
61-80
Substantial
81-100
Extensive
Insufficient
Sufficient
Source: Open Budget Survey (various issues)
Note: The scores are reported in a 0-100 scale index where 100 is the best score
In OBS 2019, Bangladesh's score was lower than that of the global average (45)
and the South-Asian average (46)
Bhattacharya et al. (2022): Fiscal data in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges
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