International Budget Partnership

Breaking!!! The Open Budget Survey 2025 result is out!!! 20 years of the Open Budget Survey: global budget transparency is up 29% since 2008. But disclosure is not accountability. The public still often cannot see whether money was spent as promised. For more, read the OBS global report here 👉 internationalbudget.org/open-budget-su… The Open Budget Survey is produced by the @OpenBudgets. Supported by @FCDOGovUK @UNICEF and @EU_Commission #OBS2025 #20yearsofOBS #OpenBudgets

Green budget tagging is only the beginning. To make climate finance truly effective, governments need transparency, oversight, and meaningful public participation throughout the budget process. Our latest blog explores how climate budgeting can become part of a stronger accountability ecosystem. 📖 Read more: internationalbudget.org/beyond-green-t… #ClimateFinance #ClimateBudgeting #BudgetTransparency #ClimateAction

Accountability work does not happen the same way everywhere. That is exactly why we are launching IBP Afrique Francophone. A dedicated regional hub means deeper engagement with the specific realities of public finance across Francophone Africa, built on the relationships, language, and context we have developed through seven years on the ground. What does accountability work need more of in your country right now, resources, political will, or public pressure? Join the conversation on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | 13:00-15:00 GMT. Register here to participate: internationalbudget.org/events/lanceme…

Nearly half the world's population lives in countries spending more on debt interest than on education or health. New op-ed by our ED @apmunozg & @UNICEF's George Laryea-Adjei: a path out of the debt crisis needs transparency, accountability & investment in people. What would change if debt decisions were made in the open? ipsnews.net/2026/07/we-owe… #DebtCrisis #BudgetTransparency #SDGs

New voices, sharper strategy. We are excited to welcome four new members to our Board of Trustees, effective May 1, 2026: Maja Bosnić, Thabang Molapo, Thomas Solomon and Precious Wilson Nkandu. "Each brings deep expertise in public finance, governance and institutional reform, drawn from many of the regions where we work," said Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro, IBP Board Chair. "Their insight will sharpen our strategy and deepen IBP's credibility as we partner with civil society, governments and other stakeholders around the world." Read more about them here: internationalbudget.org/press/announci…

What good is a transparent budget if no one can independently check the numbers? Since 2017, the share of countries with an independent fiscal institution has grown from 24% to 27%. Uganda, Brazil, and Slovakia are showing what strong ones look like. Cuba Houghton breaks it down in our latest piece. Read it and tell us: has an IFI ever changed how a budget debate played out in your country? Read here: internationalbudget.org/the-role-of-in…

EN; Introducing IBP Afrique Francophone. 7 years after opening our Senegal office, we're launching a regional hub for budget accountability across Francophone Africa. Join the virtual launch, Wed July 22, 13h00-15h00 GMT. What should a regional accountability hub prioritize? Tell us below. ..................................... FR: Présentation d'IBP Afrique Francophone. 7 ans après l'ouverture de notre bureau au Sénégal, nous lançons un hub régional pour la redevabilité budgétaire en Afrique francophone. Rejoignez le lancement virtuel le mer. 22 juillet, 13h-15h GMT. Quelle priorité pour un hub régional ? Dites-le-nous. Register: internationalbudget.org/events/lanceme…

#Quoteoftheweek "A field that only recognizes transformation will consistently underfund the stabilizing, preventative, and opportunistic work that makes transformation possible over time." — Faith Pienaar, @OpenBudgets If you work in fiscal governance, this might reframe how you see your own work. New blog on our Six Pathways framework: internationalbudget.org/six-pathways-t… What would change if your funder measured this kind of impact too?

How much of your country's public debt is actually visible right now? Senegal's recent reassessment found debt near 132% of GDP, far above the figure reported 2 years earlier, using data already public in the World Bank's Int'l Debt Statistics. Join our webinar with Martin Kessler @FinDevLab on how to spot hidden debt. Mon 6 July, 15:00 CEST / 9:00 EDT. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The reform doesn't move for years, then suddenly it does. Our new 15 country evaluation of our initiative on Collaborating for Open and Accountable Budgeting (COAB), supported by @EU_Commission, found what happens in between: the quiet work of staying engaged, which makes transformation possible when a political opening appears. Drawing on a @DemocracyFund framework, it also reframes "government responsiveness" as a spectrum, not a yes/no. Read more: internationalbudget.org/six-pathways-t…

A budget can look good on paper and still never reach the clinic or the classroom. Transparency is up 29% since 2008. Yet half of governments still publish nothing on the debt they carry. 20 years of the Open Budget Survey: transparency has advanced, but accountability has not kept pace. Read the recap and report: internationalbudget.org/2025-global/ #OpenBudgets #20yearsofOBS #OBS2025

📢 Our June newsletter is out — featuring our 2025 Annual Report: "From evidence to delivery." Highlights: ☑️ 14M people gained better access to healthcare, water & agriculture ☑️ 26,000+ trained in budget advocacy across 30 countries ☑️ 20 years of the Open Budget Survey 🎉 📩 Read it: ibp.tiny.us/june-newsletter #PublicFinance #BudgetTransparency #OBS2025 #FiscalGovernance #openbudgets

#OBS2025, of the 82 countries assessed: 🔴 55% disclose nothing on tax expenditures 🔴 50% no debt composition data 🔴 82% no long-term fiscal outlook The choices that decide if finances are sustainable stay hidden. 👉 internationalbudget.org/open-budget-su… Produced by @OpenBudgets and supported by @FCDOGovUK, @UNICEF and the @EU_Commission #OBS2025 #20yearsofOBS #OpenBudgets

#OBS2025: Governments disclose far less during budget execution than planning. Only 41% publish a Mid-Year Review on time. That is the stage where funds get shifted and health and education underspending hits hardest. That leaves the public and oversight institutions in the dark about why money moved and what it cost. Read the full OBS 2025 report and share it with your network 👉 internationalbudget.org/open-budget-su… The Open Budget Survey is produced by @OpenBudgets. Supported by @FCDOGovUK, @UNICEF and the @EU_Commission #20yearsofOBS #OpenBudgets #BudgetAccountability #fulldisclosure

20 years of OBS data: about two-thirds of comparable countries improved transparency since 2008, and 12 more than doubled their scores. Almost every region gained. But some countries saw steep declines, and oversight has stalled while transparency and participation moved ahead. Read more here 👉 internationalbudget.org/open-budget-su… The Open Budget Survey is produced by the @OpenBudgets. Supported by @FCDOGovUK, @UNICEF and the @EU_Commission #OBS2025 #20yearsofOBS #OpenBudgets

#OBS2025 Global Launch Twenty years ago, the Open Budget Survey asked: should governments be transparent? Today, @apmunozg, Executive Director of the International Budget Partnership, presents a harder one. "Transparency is not the end goal—it is the foundation for trust, accountability, and reform." Transparency is no longer the fight. Accountability is. Follow the conversation Supported by @FCDOGovUK @EU_Commission @UNICEF #OBS2025 #openbudgets #20yearsofOBS #BudgetTransparency #Accountability #FiscalGovernance

Information without action is just noise. Rodrigo Valdés, Director of the @IMFNews' Fiscal Affairs Department, giving the keynote address on what comes after transparency at Making Public Money Work for All. "The next frontier is to make transparency more actionable. The goal is no longer simply to publish more, but to ensure information is timely, accessible, and usable." — Rodrigo Valdés Quality, accessibility, and usability matter as much as volume. What does actionable transparency look like in your context? Follow along with us. Supported by @FCDOGovUK @EU_Commission and @UNICEF #OBS2025 #openbudgets #20yearsofOBS #BudgetTransparency #Accountability #FiscalGovernance

Join @UNICEF_SA @OpenBudgets & @PSAM_AFRICA for a public finance workshop webinar on the Open Budget Survey results for South Africa. A panel discussion will have representatives from @Treasury_RSA @CABRI_SBO @budgetjusticesa

The room is full. Andrés Mejía Acosta of @KeoughGlobalND moderating as Chigomezgo Mtegha-Gelders of the @FCDOGovUK opens Making Public Money Work for All in Washington DC. "In a more contested fiscal world the question is not whether governments publish more but if fiscal openness turns into evidence and evidence into a platform for reform and action." — Chigomezgo Mtegha-Gelders Twenty years of the Open Budget Survey. One question: what closes the gap between fiscal policy on paper and people's lives? Supported by @EU_Commission and @UNICEF Follow along with us. #OBS2025 #openbudgets #20yearsofOBS #BudgetTransparency #Accountability #FiscalGovernance

Starting soon. Making Public Money Work for All begins at 10am EDT in Washington DC, marking 20 years of the Open Budget Survey. Can't be in the room? Follow along here, on Instagram @openbudgets and on Facebook (International Budget Partnership). Co-organised with @KeoughGlobalND and @FCDOGovUK and supported by @EU_Commission and @UNICEF #OBS2025 #openbudgets #20yearsofOBS #BudgetTransparency #Accountability #FiscalGovernance