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.
The Lebanese Transparency Association
Sami El Solh Avenue
Kaloot center, 9th floor
Badaro, Beirut
P.O. Box 50-552, Lebanon
- Telephone
- +961-1-388 11-3/-4/-5
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- info@transparency-lebanon.org
- Website
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Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Lebanon
We have an ALAC in Lebanon that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
Country data
Corruption Perceptions Index
2020 Rank
149/180
2020 Score
25/100
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
68%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
41%
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.
Our activity in Lebanon
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What people think: corruption in the Middle East & North Africa
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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…
Wasta: How personal connections are denying citizens opportunities and basic services
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In many Arab countries the use of personal connections, or “wasta” in Arabic, is a common practice and a social norm. People use their family or social contacts to skip the line…
Sextortion: Middle East and North Africa
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Sextortion is one of the most significant forms of gendered corruption and although women’s rights have advanced unevenly across the Middle East and North Africa, positive…
Publications
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Speaking Up Locally, Driving Change Globally: True Stories of Tackling Corruption to Build a Sustainable Future
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Drawing on true stories from 12 countries, this publication shows how people can break the cycle of injustice by reporting corruption.
Exploring Budget Transparency in the Middle East and North Africa: A Study of Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia
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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…
Global Corruption Barometer: Middle East and North Africa 2019 - Citizens' Views and Opinions of Corruption
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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.
Collective Commitment to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies: Synthesis Report
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This report presents synthesis findings from four case studies developed under the Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies (CREATE)…
