CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises
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Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
2022 Rank
35/180
2022 Score
60/100
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.
Global Corruption Barometer
52%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
7%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Africa - 10th Edition 2019
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
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CPI 2021 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Amid democratic turbulence, deep-seated corruption exacerbates threats to freedoms
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2021 was a turbulent year for Sub-Saharan Africa. On a continent where corruption plunders precious natural resources and impedes access to public services for millions of people,…
CPI 2020: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest performing region on the CPI, underscoring a need for urgent action.
Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts
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This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the index. Despite…
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Corruption in Urban Planning: A Guide for Professional and Trainee Planners
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With a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, this guide provides prospective and established urban planners with the knowledge, tools and networks needed to tackle corruption in their work.
