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Africa and Middle East Surveys and Indices

January 2008: Mapping of Corruption and Governance Measurement Tools in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report identifies and characterises local, national and international (cross-country) tools that measure corruption and good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. The mapping covers 42 types of tools in 28 countries. The focus is on quantitative measurement tools carried out in the last decade, with the great majority developed and implemented since 2004.

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National/Local Corruption Diagnostics and Measurement Tools in Africa (March 2004)
This report maps national and local measurement tools that have been developed and/or implemented in African countries. The intended purpose of this mapping exercise is to provide the TI movement and outside practitioners with a broad spectrum of tools available in the region that can complement findings from global tools to measure corruption.

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A tabular overview of the results can be found here

TI Cameroon: Cameroon Household Survey 2006
The National Survey on Corruption in Cameroon 2006, surveying more than 1100 households in Cameroon was implemented in cooperation with the “Groupe d’Etudes, de Recherche et de Conseils sur l’Insertion social” (GERCIS) and the local supervisor, Mr Paul Kemgo. It provides a nuanced account about the experience and attitudes of ordinary Cameroonians towards corruption and all sorts of informal payments. Three quarter of the surveyed persons confirm that corruption constitutes a “very important problem”. Download the report.

TI Cameroon: Private Sector Survey
TI Cameroon and TI Secretariat jointly published the “Enquete Nationale 2006 aupres des enterprises sur la corruption au Cameroon”. The survey, prepared by the Centre de Recherche et d’Etudes en Economie et Sondage (CRETES), presents solid empirical data that show how much corruption is perceived to affect society and economy in Cameroon.

TI Kenya: Bribery Index
TI Kenya uses a household survey to asses the magnitude of bribery in Kenya - from the frequency and amount of bribes to information about who is bribed. The survey findings are also used to rank public and private institutions, according to perceptions of corruption.

TI Morocco: Household and Private sector surveys on corruption
TI Morocco together with the TI Secretariat, carried out household and private sector surveys of corruption in 2001. The surveys combined a qualitative and quantitative approach, and shed light on the nature, types and frequency of corruption in Moroccan society

TI Morocco Household Survey 2001 (ppt en français)
TI Morocco Private Sector Survey 2001 (pdf en français)

The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN): Opinion Poll on Corruption in the Palestinian Society
The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN), TI's national chapter in formation in the Palestinian Authority, assigned the Palestinian Center for Political Studies and Surveys to conduct an Opinion Poll in the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip regarding the phenomenon of nepotism and favoritism, the causes, forms, spheres, and scope. Read the Opinion Poll.