According to the newly released global Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2019, Viet Nam's budget transparency score has increased sharply compared to previous assessments, reaching 38/100 points for Transparency, an increase of 23 points compared to 2017; 11/100 points for Public Participation, an increase of 4 points compared to 2017; 74/100 points for Budget Oversight, an increase of 2 points compared to 2017. Viet Nam ranked 77th out of 117 countries, jumping 14 places compared to 2017.