
CPI 2022 for Middle East & North Africa: Corruption fuels ongoing conflict
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As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.
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2022 Rank
116/180
2022 Score
33/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
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As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.
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The MENA region is still perceived as highly corrupt, with little progress made towards controlling corruption.
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With the same average score of 39 as last year, there is little progress in improving control of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa region. With a score of 71, the…
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A common factor has underpinned mass protests in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon over the past two months: outrage over corruption and financial mismanagement by governments.
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