
CPI 2020: Middle East & North Africa
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The MENA region is still perceived as highly corrupt, with little progress made towards controlling corruption.
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Sweifieh, Al Kamal Building No 22, Ali Nasooh Al Taher St, 2nd Floor
P.O Box: 852806 Amman
111585 Jordan
We have an ALAC in Jordan that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
2020 Rank
60/180
2020 Score
49/100
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.
55%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
4%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Middle East and North 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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The MENA region is still perceived as highly corrupt, with little progress made towards controlling corruption.
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The need for transparency and accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond health systems.
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Momentum has been building against corruption for years in the Middle East and North Africa. From Lebanon and Sudan, where millions of people took to the streets earlier this year…
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This study looks closely at four countries in the Middle East and North Africa region – Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia – with the aim of investigating the relationship…
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People have been voicing their anger at the corruption they see and experience in their daily lives: from the highest levels of government to accessing basic public services.
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This study is designed to assess the Jordanian National Integrity System (NIS) through an analysis of thecapacities of the main institutions of the State, and an assessment of the…
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