1.4 Budget transparency

All countries must do more to ensure budgets, including child protection and violence prevention and response budgets, are promptly made available for the public to understand how countries are investing in child protection.

No country scores above 85 out of 100 for budget transparency while the global average is 52. 

Indicator	What it measures	Why it matters	Score range
1.4 Budgetary transparency	Whether comprehensive central government budget information is made publicly available in a timely and accessible way	Governments are stewards of public funds. Published budgets show whether pledges are backed with the resources to implement them.	0-100
Budgetary commitment	Whether the national budget includes dedicated allocations for programs that prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and adolescents	Policies without budgets are promises without plans — dedicated funding is the clearest sign of political will	Non-scoring

How to interpret your country's score

1.4 Budgetary transparency (0-100)

0-20	Scant or no budget information is publicly available in a timely manner.
21-40	Minimal budget information is publicly available in a timely manner.
41-60	Limited budget information is publicly available in a timely manner.
61-80	Substantial budget information is publicly available in a timely manner.
81-100	Extensive budget Information is publicly available in a timely manner.
Note	According to the International Budget Partnership, "a score of 61 or above indicates a country is 'likely publishing enough material to support informed public debate on the budget.”

Budgetary commitment to addressing sexual violence against children and adolescents (non-scoring)

Non-scoring

Does the national budget include dedicated allocations for both medical support services for victims and survivors of sexual violence and school-based programs to prevent gender-based violence.

From indicators to budget lines

Use this as a guide to strengthen your advocacy requests and create targeted ‘asks’ to decision-makers within the right Ministry (for example: Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, or Finance)

Indicator	What it tracks	Budget-line-to target	Ready-to-use language
1.4 Budgetary transparency	Whether full government budget information is available to the public in a timely manner	Ministry of Planning	“Demonstrate accountability and good stewardship of public funds by publishing the national budget by [date] each year.”

How to put a number on your ask

Break your ask into building blocks a Finance Ministry would recognize. Even a rough component-based estimate signals seriousness:

Indicator	Examples of components to estimate
1.4 Budget transparency	The full national budget published in a timely and accessible manner
Budgetary commitment (non-scoring)	Dedicated lines for victim and survivor medical support services; school-based GBV prevention programme delivery

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