
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
150/180
2022 Score
24/100
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.
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.
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