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Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2004   Corruption is rampant in 60 countries, and the public sector is plagued by bribery, says TI Transparency International�s Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 ranks a record 146 countries; Download pdf version Table 1: TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 This table was compiled at the University of Passau on behalf of Transparency International. For information on data and methodology, please consult the frequently asked questions and the framework document. TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 Survey reference**** (for more details, see table of sources) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Country Rank Country 2004 CPI Score Confidence Range** Surveys Used*** EPS 2002 CU 2003 EIU 2004 FH 2004 II 2003 IMD 2002 IMD 2003 IMD 2004 MDB 2002 MIG 2004 PERC 2002 PERC 2003 PERC 2004 TI/GI 2002 WMRC 2004 WEF 2002 WEF 2003 WEF 2004 1 Finland 9,7 9.5 - 9.8 9     #     # # #   #         # # # # 2 New Zealand 9,6 9.4 - 9.6 9     #     # # #   #         # # # # 3 Denmark 9,5 9.3 - 9.7 10   # #     # # #   #         # # # # Iceland 9,5 9.4 - 9.7 8           # # #   #         # # # # 5 Singapore 9,3 9.2 - 9.4 13     #     # # #   # # # # # # # # # 6 Sweden 9,2 9.1 - 9.3 11   # #     # # #   #       # # # # # 7 Switzerland 9,1 8.9 - 9.2 10     #     # # #   #       # # # # # 8 Norway 8,9 8.6 - 9.1 9     #     # # #   #         # # # # 9 Australia 8,8 8.4 - 9.1 15   # #   # # # #   # # # # # # # # # 10 Netherlands 8,7 8.5 - 8.9 10     #     # # #   #       # # # # # 11 United Kingdom 8,6 8.4 - 8.8 12   # #   # # # #   #       # # # # # 12 Canada 8,5 8.1 - 8.9 12   # #   # # # #   #       # # # # # 13 Austria 8,4 8.1 - 8.8 10     #     # # #   #       # # # # # Luxembourg 8,4 8.0 - 8.9 7           # # #   #         #   # # 15 Germany 8,2 8.0 - 8.5 11   # #     # # #   #       # # # # # 16 Hong Kong 8,0 7.1 - 8.5 13     #     # # #   # # # # # # # # # 17 Belgium 7,5 7.1 - 8.0 10     #     # # #   #       # # # # # Ireland 7,5 7.2 - 7.9 10   # #     # # #   #         # # # # USA 7,5 6.9 - 8.0 14     #   # # # #   # # # # # # # # # 20 Chile 7,4 7.0 - 7.8 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # 21 Barbados 7,3 6.6 - 7.6 3     #             #         #       22 France 7,1 6.6 - 7.6 12   # #   # # # #   #       # # # # # Spain 7,1 6.7 - 7.4 11   # #     # # #   #       # # # # # 24 Japan 6,9 6.2 - 7.4 15   # #   # # # #   # # # # # # # # # 25 Malta 6,8 5.3 - 8.2 4                   #         #   # # 26 Israel 6,4 5.6 - 7.1 10   # #     # # #   #         # # # # 27 Portugal 6,3 5.8 - 6.8 9     #     # # #   #         # # # # 28 Uruguay 6,2 5.9 - 6.7 6     #             #         # # # # 29 Oman 6,1 5.1 - 6.8 5   # #   #         #         #       United Arab Emirates 6,1 5.1 - 7.1 5     #   #         #         #     # 31 Botswana 6,0 5.3 - 6.8 7   # #             #         # # # # Estonia 6,0 5.6 - 6.7 12 # # # #   # # #   #         # # # # Slovenia 6,0 5.6 - 6.6 12 # # # #   # # #   #         # # # # 34 Bahrain 5,8 5.5 - 6.2 5     #   #         #         #     # 35 Taiwan 5,6 5.2 - 6.1 15   # #   # # # #   # # # # # # # # # 36 Cyprus 5,4 5.0 - 5.8 4   # #                       #     # 37 Jordan 5,3 4.6 - 5.9 9     #   #   # #   #         # # # # 38 Qatar 5,2 4.6 - 5.6 4     #   #         #         #       39 Malaysia 5,0 4.5 - 5.6 15   # #   # # # #   # # # # # # # # # Tunisia 5,0 4.5 - 5.6 7   # #             #         # # # # 41 Costa Rica 4,9 4.2 - 5.8 8   # #           # #         # # # # 42 Hungary 4,8 4.6 - 5.0 12 # # # #   # # #   #         #     # Italy 4,8 4.4 - 5.1 10     #     # # #   #       # # # # # 44 Kuwait 4,6 3.8 - 5.3 5   # #   #         #         #       Lithuania 4,6 4.0 - 5.4 9 # # # # #         #         # # # # South Africa 4,6 4.2 - 5.0 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # 47 South Korea 4,5 4.0 - 4.9 14     #     # # # # # # # # # # # # # 48 Seychelles 4,4 3.7 - 5.0 3     #             #         #       49 Greece 4,3 4.0 - 4.8 9     #     # # #   #         # # # # Suriname 4,3 2.1 - 5.8 3     #             #         #       51 Czech Republic 4,2 3.7 - 4.9 11 #   # #   # # #   #         # # # # El Salvador 4,2 3.3 - 5.1 7     #           # #         # # # # Trinidad and Tobago 4,2 3.6 - 5.2 6     #             #         # # # # 54 Bulgaria 4,1 3.7 - 4.6 10 # # # #         # #         # # # # Mauritius 4,1 3.2 - 4.8 5     #                       # # # # Namibia 4,1 3.5 - 4.6 7   # #             #         # # # # 57 Latvia 4,0 3.8 - 4.3 8 #   # #           #         # # # # Slovakia 4,0 3.6 - 4.5 11 #   # #   # # #   #         # # # # 59 Brazil 3,9 3.7 - 4.1 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # 60 Belize 3,8 3.4 - 4.1 3     #             #         #       Colombia 3,8 3.4 - 4.1 10     #     # # # # #         # # # # 62 Cuba 3,7 2.2 - 4.7 4   # #             #         #       Panama 3,7 3.4 - 4.2 7   # #             #         # # # # 64 Ghana 3,6 3.1 - 4.1 7   # #           # #         #   # # Mexico 3,6 3.3 - 3.8 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # Thailand 3,6 3.3 - 3.9 14   # #     # # # # # # # #   # # # # 67 Croatia 3,5 3.3 - 3.8 9 #   # #         # #         # # # # Peru 3,5 3.3 - 3.7 8   # #           # #         # # # # Poland 3,5 3.1 - 3.9 13 # # # #   # # # # #         # # # # Sri Lanka 3,5 3.1 - 3.9 8   # #           # #         # # # # 71 China 3,4 3.0 - 3.8 16   # #   # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Saudi Arabia 3,4 2.7 - 4.0 5   # #   #         #         #       Syria 3,4 2.8 - 4.1 5   # #   #         #         #       74 Belarus 3,3 1.9 - 4.8 5 # #   #           #         #       Gabon 3,3 2.1 - 3.7 3     #             #         #       Jamaica 3,3 2.8 - 3.7 6     #             #         # # # # 77 Benin 3,2 2.0 - 4.3 3   #               #         #       Egypt 3,2 2.7 - 3.8 8   # #   #       # #         #   # # Mali 3,2 2.2 - 4.2 5   #               #         #   # # Morocco 3,2 2.9 - 3.5 7     #   #         #         # # # # Turkey 3,2 2.8 - 3.7 13 # # #   # # # # # #         # # # # 82 Armenia 3,1 2.4 - 3.7 5 #     #         # #         #       Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,1 2.7 - 3.5 7 # #   #         # #         #     # Madagascar 3,1 1.8 - 4.4 4                   #         #   # # 85 Mongolia 3,0 2.6 - 3.2 3   #               #         #       Senegal 3,0 2.5 - 3.5 6   # #           # #         #   #   87 Dominican Republic 2,9 2.4 - 3.3 6     #             #         # # # # Iran 2,9 2.2 - 3.4 5   # #   #         #         #       Romania 2,9 2.5 - 3.4 12 # # # #     # # # #         # # # # 90 Gambia 2,8 2.2 - 3.4 5   # #                       #   # # India 2,8 2.6 - 3.0 15   # #   # # # # # # # # #   # # # # Malawi 2,8 2.2 - 3.7 5     #             #         #   # # Mozambique 2,8 2.4 - 3.1 7   # #           # #         #   # # Nepal 2,8 1.6 - 3.4 3   #               #         #       Russia 2,8 2.5 - 3.1 15 # # # # # # # # # #       # # # # # Tanzania 2,8 2.4 - 3.2 7   # #           # #         #   # # 97 Algeria 2,7 2.3 - 3.0 6   # #             #         #   # # Lebanon 2,7 2.1 - 3.2 5     #   #       # #         #       Macedonia 2,7 2.3 - 3.2 7 #   # #           #         #   # # Nicaragua 2,7 2.5 - 3.0 7   # #             #         # # # # Serbia and Montenegro 2,7 2.3 - 3.0 7     # #         # #         #   # # 102 Eritrea 2,6 1.6 - 3.4 3   #               #         #       Papua New Guinea 2,6 1.9 - 3.4 4   # #             #         #       Philippines 2,6 2.4 - 2.9 14   # #     # # # # # # # #   # # # # Uganda 2,6 2.1 - 3.1 7   # #           # #         #   # # Vietnam 2,6 2.3 - 2.9 11   # #           # # # # #   # # # # Zambia 2,6 2.3 - 2.9 6   # #             #         #   # # 108 Albania 2,5 2.0 - 3.0 4 #     #         #           #       Argentina 2,5 2.2 - 2.8 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # Libya 2,5 1.9 - 3.0 4     #   #         #         #       Palestinian Authority 2,5 2.0 - 2.7 3         #         #         #       112 Ecuador 2,4 2.3 - 2.5 7     #           # #         # # # # Yemen 2,4 1.9 - 2.9 5   # #   #         #         #       114 Congo, Republic of 2,3 2.0 - 2.7 4   # #             #         #       Ethiopia 2,3 1.9 - 2.9 6   # #             #         #   # # Honduras 2,3 2.0 - 2.6 7   # #             #         # # # # Moldova 2,3 2.0 - 2.8 5 #   # #           #         #       Sierra Leone 2,3 2.0 - 2.7 3   # #                       #       Uzbekistan 2,3 2.1 - 2.4 6 # # # #           #         #       Venezuela 2,3 2.2 - 2.5 11   # #     # # # # #         # # # # Zimbabwe 2,3 1.9 - 2.7 7     #           # #         # # # # 122 Bolivia 2,2 2.1 - 2.3 6     #             #         # # # # Guatemala 2,2 2.0 - 2.4 7   # #             #         # # # # Kazakhstan 2,2 1.8 - 2.7 7 # # # #         # #         #       Kyrgyzstan 2,2 2.0 - 2.5 5 # #   #           #         #       Niger 2,2 2.0 - 2.5 3     #             #         #       Sudan 2,2 2.0 - 2.3 5   # #   #         #         #       Ukraine 2,2 2.0 - 2.4 10 # # # #         # #         # # # # 129 Cameroon 2,1 1.9 - 2.3 5     #           # #         #   #   Iraq 2,1 1.3 - 2.8 4     #   #         #         #       Kenya 2,1 1.9 - 2.4 7   # #           # #         #   # # Pakistan 2,1 1.6 - 2.6 7     #   #       # #         #   # # 133 Angola 2,0 1.7 - 2.1 5     #             #         #   # # Congo, Democratic Republic 2,0 1.5 - 2.2 3   #               #         #       Cote d´Ivoire 2,0 1.7 - 2.2 5   # #           # #         #       Georgia 2,0 1.6 - 2.3 7 # #   #         # #         #     # Indonesia 2,0 1.7 - 2.2 14   # #     # # # # # # # #   # # # # Tajikistan 2,0 1.7 - 2.4 4   #   #           #         #       Turkmenistan 2,0 1.6 - 2.3 3       #           #         #       140 Azerbaijan 1,9 1.8 - 2.0 7 # # # #         # #         #       Paraguay 1,9 1.7 - 2.2 7   # #             #         # # # # 142 Chad 1,7 1.1 - 2.3 4                   #         #   # # Myanmar 1,7 1.5 - 2.0 4   # #             #         #       144 Nigeria 1,6 1.4 - 1.8 9   # #   #       # #         # # # # 145 Bangladesh 1,5 1.1 - 1.9 8   # #           # #         # # # # Haiti 1,5 1.2 - 1.9 5   #               #         # # #   Please scroll down or click on the following sections: Press Release: Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 Statement by Peter Eigen, Chairman of Transparency International on the launch of the CPI 2004 Table 1: Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 Table 2: Survey sources for the CPI 2004 Frequently asked questions about the CPI 2004 Short methodological note on the CPI 2004 (PDF) Background paper- Framework Document CPI 2004 (PDF) Media contacts National chapter launch events (PDF English only) Previous indices London, 20 October 2004 --- �Corruption in large-scale public projects is a daunting obstacle to sustainable development, and results in a major loss of public funds needed for education, healthcare and poverty alleviation, both in developed and developing countries,� said Transparency International (TI) Chairman Peter Eigen today at the launch of the TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004. �If we hope to reach the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015, governments need to seriously tackle corruption in public contracting,� said Eigen. TI estimates that the amount lost due to bribery in government procurement is at least US$ 400 billion per year worldwide. A total of 106 out of 146 countries score less than 5 against a clean score of 10, according to the new index, published today by Transparency International, the leading non-governmental organisation fighting corruption worldwide. Sixty countries score less than 3 out of 10, indicating rampant corruption. Corruption is perceived to be most acute in Bangladesh, Haiti, Nigeria, Chad, Myanmar, Azerbaijan and Paraguay, all of which have a score of less than 2. �Corruption robs countries of their potential,� said Eigen. �As the Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 shows, oil-rich Angola, Azerbaijan, Chad, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen all have extremely low scores. In these countries, public contracting in the oil sector is plagued by revenues vanishing into the pockets of western oil executives, middlemen and local officials.� TI urges western governments to oblige their oil companies to publish what they pay in fees, royalties and other payments to host governments and state oil companies. �Access to this vital information will minimise opportunities for hiding the payment of kickbacks to secure oil tenders, a practice that has blighted the oil industry in transition and post-war economies,� said Eigen. �The future of Iraq depends on transparency in the oil sector,� added Eigen. �The urgent need to fund postwar construction heightens the importance of stringent transparency requirements in all procurement contracts,� he continued. �Without strict anti-bribery measures, the reconstruction of Iraq will be wrecked by a wasteful diversion of resources to corrupt elites.� According to TI Vice Chair Rosa Inés Ospina Robledo, �across the globe, international donors and national governments must do more to ensure transparency in public procurement by introducing no-bribery clauses into all major projects.� Speaking in Bogota, Colombia, today, she said: �Tough sanctions are needed against companies caught bribing, including forfeit of the contract and blacklisting from future bidding.� Tenders should include objective award criteria and public disclosure of the entire process, argues TI. Exceptions to open competitive bidding must be kept to a minimum, and explained and recorded, since limited bidding and direct contracting are particularly prone to manipulation and corruption. Public contracting must be monitored by independent oversight agencies and civil society. �Companies from OECD countries must fulfil their obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and stop paying bribes at home and abroad,� said Rosa Inés Ospina Robledo. �With the spread of anti-bribery legislation, corporate governance and anti-corruption compliance codes, managers have no excuse for paying bribes.� The Corruption Perceptions Index is a poll of polls, reflecting the perceptions of business people and country analysts, both resident and non-resident. This year�s Corruption Perceptions Index draws on 18 surveys provided to Transparency International between 2002 and 2004, conducted by 12 independent institutions. Countries with a score of higher than 9, with very low levels of perceived corruption, are predominantly rich countries, namely Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland. �But the poorest countries, most of which are in the bottom half of the index, are in greatest need of support in fighting corruption,� said Eigen. On the basis of data from sources that were used for both the 2003 and 2004 index, since last year an increase in perceived corruption can be observed for Bahrain, Belize, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Trinidad and Tobago. On the same basis, a fall in corruption was perceived in Austria, Botswana, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Germany, Jordan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay. The index includes only those countries that feature in at least three surveys. As a result, many countries � including some which could be among the most corrupt � are missing because there simply is not enough survey data available. The statistical work on the index was coordinated by Professor Johann Graf Lambsdorff at Passau University in Germany, advised by a group of international specialists. London, 20 October 2004   Press Contacts for the CPI 2004 Berlin: Sarah Tyler / Jana Kotalik Tel: +49 30 3438 2061/19 Email: [email protected] UK: Jeff Lovitt/Diana Rodriguez Tel: +44-207 610 1400 Mobile: +49 162 419 6454 Additional technical CPI information Prof. Dr Johann Graf Lambsdorff (TI Adviser and director of the statistical work on the CPI) Passau University, Germany Tel: +49-851-509 2551   Explanatory notes *CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt). ** Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country's score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources (n) are available an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%. *** Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country's performance. 18 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI. A "#" is given if the source mentioned in the column contributed to the assessment of a country. **** Abbreviations are: BEEPS: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey CU: Columbia University EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit FH: Freedrom House, Nations in Transit II: Information International IMD: World Competitiveness Report of the Institute for Management Development MDB: A Multinational Development Bank MIG: Merchant International Group PERC: Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Hong Kong TI/GI: Gallup International on behalf of Transparency International WEF: Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum WMRC: World Markets Research Centre   back to top     Transparency International (TI) - Otto-Suhr-Allee 97 - 99 - 10585 Berlin, Germany - Phone :+49-30-343 8200 - Fax :+49-30-3470 3912 - email: [email protected]

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