CPI 2023 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Autocracy & weak justice systems enabling widespread corruption
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The region is struggling with dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption.
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2023 Rank
121/180
2023 Score
33/100
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.
13%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Europe and Central Asia - 9th Edition
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 region is struggling with dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption.
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High-level corruption is closely linked to political instability, weakened institutions and – in the most extreme cases – violent conflict.
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In the second lowest performing region on the CPI, many political leaders have used COVID-19 as a smokescreen to introduce restrictions on rights and accountability, or have…
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the CPI and vulnerable to corruption compounded by COVID-19.
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