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.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
2021 Rank
164/180
2021 Score
20/100
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
82%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
24%
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 Sudan
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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…
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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.
