Asian Parliamentary Openness Index 2026

Assessment date: October 2026

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How a parliament proactively discloses comprehensive legislative, financial, administrative, and procedural data in accessible formats.

22 indicators

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Plenary video recordings

2 questions

100.00% achieved

Number of countries
9 0 0 0 N/A

Bill stage dates

3 questions

77.78% achieved

Number of countries
7 0 2 0 N/A

Bill text availability

2 questions

75.00% achieved

Number of countries
6 1 1 1 N/A

Information about Members

4 questions

66.67% achieved

Number of countries
6 3 0 0 N/A

Legal framework on disclosure

1 question

66.67% achieved

Number of countries
6 1 2 0 N/A

Challenging a refusal

1 question

66.67% achieved

Number of countries
6 1 2 0 N/A

Reports of own spending

1 question

66.67% achieved

Number of countries
6 0 3 0 N/A

Voting records

2 questions

62.50% achieved

Number of countries
5 1 2 1 N/A

Budget amendments identifiable

1 question

57.14% achieved

Number of countries
4 2 1 2 N/A

MP salary & benefits disclosure

4 questions

55.56% achieved

Number of countries
5 3 1 0 N/A

Plenary attendance records

2 questions

55.56% achieved

Number of countries
5 1 3 0 N/A

Committee video recordings

2 questions

55.56% achieved

Number of countries
5 1 3 0 N/A

Committee agenda

2 questions

44.44% achieved

Number of countries
4 5 0 0 N/A

Bill amendments identifiable

1 question

44.44% achieved

Number of countries
4 5 0 0 N/A

Plenary agenda

2 questions

44.44% achieved

Number of countries
4 4 1 0 N/A

National budget estimates

2 questions

44.44% achieved

Number of countries
4 2 3 0 N/A

Expenditure on MP salaries

1 question

44.44% achieved

Number of countries
4 0 5 0 N/A

Plenary transcripts

2 questions

22.22% achieved

Number of countries
2 5 2 0 N/A

Information about Members' staff

2 questions

16.67% achieved

Number of countries
1 0 5 3 N/A

Committee attendance records

2 questions

11.11% achieved

Number of countries
1 5 3 0 N/A

Committee transcripts

2 questions

11.11% achieved

Number of countries
1 3 5 0 N/A

Machine-readble formats

3 questions

0.00% achieved

Number of countries
0 9 0 0 N/A

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For academic use, please contact Professor Akihiro Ogawa (Email: akihiro.ogawa@unimelb.edu.au )

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