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RTI Rating Germany

Germany at No. 126 in the RTI Rating

The transparency law of Germany has been in force since 2005 and with it has earned 54 points in the Global Right to Information Rating (RTI Rating). With that score Germany

This index ranks countries giving them a score of 0-150 depending on the strength of its legal framework which guarantees the right to information.

In the next table you can also see the scores obtained by Germany in each of the groups that make up the index. Access the list with the classification of all countries by clicking on RTI Rating and the economic information for Germany by clicking on Economy of Germany.


Germany - Global Right to Information Rating
DateRTI RakingYear RTI lawAccessScopeRequestingExceptionsAppealsSanctionsPromotionRTI Rating
2022126º2,005019711150254
2021124º2,005019711150254
2020120º2,005019711150254
2019120º2,005019711150254
2018116º2,005019711150254
2017106º2,005019711150254
2016105º2,005019711150254
201497º2,005019711150052
201392º2,005019711150052
201289º2,005019711150052
201185º2,005019713150054
Germany - Global Right to Information Rating
Germany - Global Right to Information Rating
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