In practice, citizens can access the financial records associated with natural resources exploitation (gas, oil and mining), whether they involve the participation of public or private corporations.

In practice, citizens can access the financial records associated with natural resources exploitation (gas, oil and mining), whether they involve the participation of public or private corporations.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) financial records associated with natural resource projects are available on/offline to journalists, auditors and citizens at least quarterly, and
2) the records can be obtained immediately for free online or on paper in less than two weeks of requested at cost of photocopying.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) financial records associated with natural resource projects are available less than quarterly, or
2) obtaining the records occasionally takes more than two weeks of requested, or costs are higher than photocopying.

A 0 score is earned where financial records associated with natural resource projects are rarely available to the public or don't exist.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.