Latin America & Caribbean · edition 2024

El Salvador 2024: strong disclosure, weak public use

El Salvador's strongest dimension is data publication; its weakest is citizen participation. The framework is not yet translating evenly into practice.

93 indicators 23 procuring entities 4 dimensions

Overall ITI score

36.8/100

Global average: 44.2

First edition

The ITI score

El Salvador enters the index at 36.8 of 100

7.4 points below the global average. Data publication carries the score; citizen participation holds it back.

The 2024 baseline

36.82024

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Edition	Overall ITI score
2024	36.8

Score by dimension, 2024

Enabling environment54.8

Capacities and processes14.2

Citizen participation11.7

Data publication56.9

Dashed marks show the global average.

Inside the four dimensions

Where the score comes from

Enabling environment

54.8/100

Strongest area:Access-to-public information law · Right to request public information +3 more100

Weakest area:Infrastructure data disclosure standard · Infrastructure data disclosure standard proactively published as open data +2 more0

Explore 3 sub-areas

1.1Legal framework and digital tools54.8

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory framework100

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sector32

1.1.3National digital information tools40

Capacities and processes

14.2/100

Strongest area:Computer equipment · Connectivity to the internet21.7

Weakest area:Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing information4.3

Explore 5 sub-areas

2.1Institutional capacities17.4

2.1.1Basic knowledge16

2.1.2Digital capacities18.9

2.2Institutional processes12

2.2.1Procedures to disclose information17

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose information7.9

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosure10.9

Citizen participation

11.7/100

Strongest area:Citizen attention office · Requests and responses of access to information17.4

Weakest area:Improvements as a response to citizen participation2.6

Explore 2 sub-areas

3.1Participation practices11.7

3.1.1Participation opportunities14.1

3.1.2Use of information by citizens9.8

Data publication

56.9/100

Strongest area:Project owner · Project location +1 more97.8

Weakest area:Sector and sub-sector13.9

Explore 6 sub-areas

4.1Disclosure practices56.9

4.1.1Project identification78.8

4.1.2Project preparation45.3

4.1.3Execution contract procurement64.8

4.1.4Supervision contract procurement67.8

4.1.5Execution contract implementation20

4.1.6Supervision contract implementation62.3

Procuring entities

How 23 procuring entities compare

Scores run from 79.8 to 8.9, with a median of 27.3.

0Leading80 to 100

3Strong60 to 79

1Developing40 to 59

19Weak0 to 39

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1	Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transporte	79.8	86.3	70	80.3
2	Corporación Salvadoreña de Turismo	60.4	66.8	81.9	41.4
3	Ministerio de Hacienda	60.4	92.3	56.4	35.1
4	Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales	58.4	56.1	61.9	58.2
5	Ministerio de Vivienda	37.2	0	0	92.9
6	Ministerio de Turismo	32.1	0	0	80.2
7	Ministerio de Cultura	30.7	0	0	76.6
8	Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública	29.2	0	0	73.1
9	Comité Organizador de los XXIV juegos centroamericanos y del caribe, San Salvador 2023	29	0	0	72.4
10	Admnistración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcatarillados	28.7	0	0	71.8
11	Instituto Nacional de los Deportes de El Salvador	28.4	0	0	70.9
12	Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social	27.3	0	0	68.2
13	Corte Suprema de Justicia (Órgano Judicial)	25.8	0	0	64.4
14	Instituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez y Adolescencia (CONAPINA)	24.6	0	0	61.6
15	Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología	23.9	0	0	59.9
16	Oficina de Planificación del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador	23.2	0	0	57.9
17	Dirección Nacional de Obras Municipales	22.2	0	0	55.6
18	Instituto Salvadoreño de Rehabilitación Integral	21.1	24.4	0	31.3
19	Fondo de Conservación Vial	17.7	0	0	44.2
20	Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma	16.1	0	0	40.4
21	Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa	10.4	0	0	26.1
22	Instituto Salvadoreño de Turismo	9.6	0	0	24.1
23	Ministerio de Salud	8.9	0	0	22.3

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Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transporte

Ranked #1 of 23 entities

79.8PE ITI score

Capacities and processes72.1 above average86.3

Citizen participation58.3 above average70

Information disclosure23.4 above average80.3

Ticks mark the average across all 23 entities.

Full detail The complete 93-indicator breakdown

National ITI ScoreScore36.8

1Enabling environmentDimension54.8

1.1Legal framework and digital toolsVariable54.8

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory frameworkSub-variable100

1.1.1.1Access-to-public information lawIndicator100

1.1.1.2Right to request public informationIndicator100

1.1.1.3Sanctions over non-compliance with access to public information mandatesIndicator100

1.1.1.4Organisation guaranteeing the sanctionsIndicator100

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sectorSub-variable32

1.1.2.1Proactive publication of information on public procurement processesIndicator60

1.1.2.2Proactive publication of information on public infrastructure projectsIndicator100

1.1.2.3Infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator0

1.1.2.4Infrastructure data disclosure standard proactively published as open dataIndicator0

1.1.2.5Organisation responsible for the infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator0

1.1.3National digital information toolsSub-variable40

1.1.3.1Centralised digital information platformsIndicator80

1.1.3.2Easy access to information in digital information platformsIndicator40

1.1.3.3Infrastructure projects geographic information system (GIS) platformIndicator0

2Capacities and processesDimension14.2

2.1Institutional capacitiesVariable17.4

2.1.1Basic knowledgeSub-variable16

2.1.1.1Knowledge about the access-to-information lawIndicator20

2.1.1.2Knowledge about transparency initiatives in the infrastructure sectorIndicator14.8

2.1.1.3Knowledge about the transparency data standard in the infrastructure sectorIndicator8.7

2.1.1.4Knowledge about sanctions due to non-compliance on the access-to-public-information lawIndicator16.5

2.1.1.5Knowledge about different data categoriesIndicator20

2.1.2Digital capacitiesSub-variable18.9

2.1.2.1Computer equipmentIndicator21.7

2.1.2.2Connectivity to the internetIndicator21.7

2.1.2.3Institutional websiteIndicator20

2.1.2.4Information systems for infrastructure projectsIndicator20

2.1.2.5Use of digital information systemsIndicator17.4

2.1.2.6Infrastructure open data publicationIndicator7

2.1.2.7Visualisations based on infrastructure projects dataIndicator17.4

2.2Institutional processesVariable12

2.2.1Procedures to disclose informationSub-variable17

2.2.1.1Procedures for the publication of informationIndicator15.7

2.2.1.2Responsibilities for disclosureIndicator17.4

2.2.1.3Information officer profileIndicator17.4

2.2.1.4Information officerIndicator17.4

2.2.1.5Follow-up mechanisms on information requestsIndicator17.4

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose informationSub-variable7.9

2.2.2.1Internal policy for information publicationIndicator7.8

2.2.2.2Disclosure training programmeIndicator7

2.2.2.3Identification of limitations for publishing informationIndicator7

2.2.2.4Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing informationIndicator4.3

2.2.2.5Bureaucratic barriers to publish informationIndicator11.3

2.2.2.6Documentation of non-compliance and sanctionsIndicator10.4

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosureSub-variable10.9

2.2.3.1Level of disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator13

2.2.3.2Level of investment represented by disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator8.7

3Citizen participationDimension11.7

3.1Participation practicesVariable11.7

3.1.1Participation opportunitiesSub-variable14.1

3.1.1.1Institutionalised citizen participationIndicator14.8

3.1.1.2Permanent and inclusive citizen participationIndicator14.8

3.1.1.3Citizen participation in infrastructure projectsIndicator10.4

3.1.1.4Citizen attention officeIndicator17.4

3.1.1.5Online form for consultation or requestsIndicator13

3.1.1.6Awareness of participation opportunitiesIndicator15.7

3.1.2Use of information by citizensSub-variable9.8

3.1.2.1Centralised citizen complaintsIndicator5.2

3.3.2.2Requests and responses of access to informationIndicator17.4

3.3.2.3Institutional response capacityIndicator16.5

3.3.2.4Institutional use evidenceIndicator14.8

3.3.2.5Citizens use evidenceIndicator8.7

3.3.2.6Evidence of joint projectsIndicator7

3.3.2.7Improvements as a response to citizen participationIndicator2.6

4Information disclosureDimension56.9

4.1Disclosure practicesVariable56.9

4.1.1Project identificationSub-variable78.8

4.1.1.1Project reference numberIndicator80.4

4.1.1.2Project ownerIndicator97.8

4.1.1.3Sector and sub-sectorIndicator13.9

4.1.1.4Project nameIndicator97

4.1.1.5Project locationIndicator97.8

4.1.1.6Project descriptionIndicator78.3

4.1.1.7PurposeIndicator80.4

4.1.2Project preparationSub-variable45.3

4.1.2.1Environmental impactIndicator30

4.1.2.2Land and settlement impactIndicator24.3

4.1.2.3Contact detailsIndicator53.5

4.1.2.4Project budget and date of approvalIndicator69.1

4.1.2.5Funding sourcesIndicator97.8

4.1.3Execution contract procurementSub-variable64.8

4.1.3.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator69.6

4.1.3.2Procurement processIndicator82.6

4.1.3.3Number of firms biddingIndicator17.4

4.1.3.4Contract typeIndicator65.2

4.1.3.5Contract titleIndicator63

4.1.3.6Contract priceIndicator82.6

4.1.3.7Contract start dateIndicator69.6

4.1.3.8Contract durationIndicator80.4

4.1.3.9Contractor(s)Indicator54.8

4.1.3.10Contract scope of workIndicator63

4.1.4Supervision contract procurementSub-variable67.8

4.1.4.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator65.7

4.1.4.2Procurement processIndicator78.3

4.1.4.3Number of firms/individuals biddingIndicator54.3

4.1.4.4Contract typeIndicator71.7

4.1.4.5Contract titleIndicator71.7

4.1.4.6Contract priceIndicator76.1

4.1.4.7Contract start dateIndicator67.4

4.1.4.8Contract durationIndicator71.7

4.1.4.9Contract firm/individualIndicator55.7

4.1.4.10Contract scope of workIndicator65.2

4.1.5Execution contract implementationSub-variable20

4.1.5.1Variation to contract priceIndicator19.6

4.1.5.2Reasons for price changesIndicator17.4

4.1.5.3Variation to contract durationIndicator23.9

4.1.5.4Reasons for contract duration changesIndicator21.7

4.1.5.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator19.6

4.1.5.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator19.6

4.1.6Supervision contract implementationSub-variable62.3

4.1.6.1Variation to contract priceIndicator60.9

4.1.6.2Reasons for price changesIndicator60.9

4.1.6.3Variation to contract durationIndicator63

4.1.6.4Reasons for duration changesIndicator63

4.1.6.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator63

4.1.6.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator63

El Salvador 2024: strong disclosure, weak public use

El Salvador enters the index at 36.8 of 100

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