Georgia ranks 17 for Government Transparency, maintains leading positions in Eastern Europe, Central Asia - PM

Georgia’s ranking in the European Research Centre for Anti Corruption and State-Building’s latest Government Transparency in the Time of War index has jumped from 54th to 17th, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told the Parliament on Friday.

Garibashvili said the country continued to “hold leading positions” in important rankings like the Rule of Law Index of World Justice Project, where Georgia placed “first regionally and globally”.

He also noted the budget transparency ranking by International Budget Partnership, where he said the country outranked 15 European Union member states and four G7 member countries.

The PM also told lawmakers the country held the top spot in “significant rankings” like the Rule of Law Index of World Justice Project, remaining at the top not just for the Black Sea region but also for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The Government head also said the country held “leading positions” in international indexes measuring budget pressure.