Think tank state of the sector 2022

An annual snapshot of the state of the think tank sector worldwide, drawing on data from the Open Think Tank Directory and a sector survey.

This year’s report offers insights to questions such as: 

  • Are political funding contexts for think tanks improving or worsening? 
  • What big challenges are they facing? 
  • What are the most pressing policy issues they’re working on? 
  • What’s the average think tank size, age and turnover? 
  • And how do all these answers vary across regions?

Add your organisation to the Open Think Tank Directory to support sector transparency and be counted in next year’s report. Think tank state of the sector 2022: methodology note.

Think tank state of the sector report 2022: Arabic translation