Las empresas del sector defensa y su contribución a los índices de transparencia.

This article analyses the relationship between the transparency of defense sector companies and the results obtained by defense sectors in various countries. To do so, the Defense Companies Index (DCI) and the Defense Sector Transparency Index (GDI), developed by Transparency International in 2020, are used. Through a quantitative methodology, which jointly analyses these indices, the aim is to understand both the contribution of private companies to the defense sector's transparency and the impact that the transparency of the defense sector has on companies in the industry. The results show a clear positive association in the case of public companies. In contrast, the association is not so evident in private companies, leading to the identification of four categories that reflect positive, neutral, or negative links between these companies and transparency in the defense sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]