Retsudvalget 2020-21
REU Alm.del Bilag 171
Offentligt
2326564_0001.png
CORRUPTION
PERCEPTIONS
INDEX
2020
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0002.png
Transparency International is a global movement with
one vision: a world in which government, business,
civil society and the daily lives of people are free of
corruption. With more than 100 chapters worldwide and
an international secretariat in Berlin, we are leading the
#cpi2020
www.transparency.org/cpi
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0003.png
CORRUPTION
PERCEPTIONS
INDEX
2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2-3
Map and results
12-13
Americas
20-21
Sub-Saharan Africa
4-5
Executive summary
14-15
6-7
Global highlights
22-23
Western Europe and
European Union
8-10
COVID-19 and
corruption
16-17
Eastern Europe &
Central Asia
24
Methodology
25
Endnotes
11
Regional highlights
18-19
Middle East & North
Africa
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0004.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
180 COUNTRIES.
180 SCORES.
HOW DOES
YOUR COUNTRY
MEASURE UP?
SCORE
Highly
Corrupt
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89
90-100
Very
Clean
No data
SCORE COUNTRY/TERRITORY
88
88
85
85
85
85
84
82
80
80
77
77
77
77
76
76
75
75
74
72
71
71
Denmark
New Zealand
Finland
Singapore
Sweden
Switzerland
Norway
Netherlands
Germany
Luxembourg
Australia
Canada
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Austria
Belgium
Estonia
Iceland
Japan
Ireland
United Arab
Emirates
Uruguay
RANK
1
1
3
3
3
3
7
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
15
15
17
17
19
20
21
21
69
68
67
67
66
65
64
63
63
62
61
61
60
60
60
60
60
59
58
57
57
57
France
Bhutan
Chile
United States
Seychelles
Taiwan
Barbados
Bahamas
Qatar
Spain
Korea, South
Portugal
Botswana
Brunei
Darussalam
Israel
Lithuania
Slovenia
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
Cabo Verde
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Latvia
23
24
25
25
27
28
29
30
30
32
33
33
35
35
35
35
35
40
41
42
42
42
56
56
56
55
54
54
54
53
53
53
53
53
51
51
50
49
49
49
47
47
47
47
45
Georgia
Poland
Saint Lucia
Dominica
Czechia
Oman
Rwanda
Grenada
Italy
Malta
Mauritius
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Namibia
Greece
Armenia
Jordan
Slovakia
Belarus
Croatia
Cuba
Sao Tome
Montenegro
45
45
45
48
49
49
49
52
52
52
52
52
57
57
59
60
60
60
63
63
63
63
67
45
44
44
44
44
44
44
43
43
43
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
41
40
40
40
40
40
Senegal
Bulgaria
Hungary
Jamaica
Romania
South Africa
Tunisia
Ghana
Maldives
Vanuatu
Argentina
Bahrain
China
Kuwait
Solomon Islands
Benin
Guyana
Lesotho
Burkina Faso
India
Morocco
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and
Tobago
67
69
69
69
69
69
69
75
75
75
78
78
78
78
78
83
83
83
86
86
86
86
86
2
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0005.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
40
39
39
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
37
37
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
35
35
35
Turkey
Colombia
Ecuador
Brazil
Ethiopia
Kazakhstan
Peru
Serbia
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Tanzania
Gambia
Indonesia
Albania
Algeria
Cote d'Ivoire
El Salvador
Kosovo
Thailand
Vietnam
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Mongolia
North Macedonia
86
92
92
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
102
102
104
104
104
104
104
104
104
111
111
111
35
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
Panama
Moldova
Philippines
Egypt
Eswatini
Nepal
Sierra Leone
Ukraine
Zambia
Niger
Bolivia
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Mexico
Pakistan
Azerbaijan
Gabon
Malawi
Mali
Russia
Laos
Mauritania
Togo
111
115
115
117
117
117
117
117
117
123
124
124
124
124
124
129
129
129
129
129
134
134
134
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
Dominican
Republic
Guinea
Liberia
Myanmar
Paraguay
Angola
Djibouti
Papua New
Guinea
Uganda
Bangladesh
Central African
Republic
Uzbekistan
Cameroon
Guatemala
Iran
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mozambique
Nigeria
Tajikistan
Honduras
Zimbabwe
137
137
137
137
137
142
142
142
142
146
146
146
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
157
157
22
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
18
Nicaragua
Cambodia
Chad
Comoros
Eritrea
Iraq
Afghanistan
Burundi
Congo
Guinea Bissau
Turkmenistan
Democratic
Republic of
Haiti
Korea, North
Libya
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Venezuela
Yemen
Syria
Somalia
South Sudan
159
160
160
160
160
160
165
165
165
165
165
170
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
170
170
173
174
174
176
176
178
179
179
3
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0006.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
180
COUNTRIES
SCORED
very clean
THE CPI USES A
SCALE FROM
0
TO 100
highly corrupt
180 countries and territories
perceived
2/3
OF COUNTRIES SCORE BELOW
THE
AVERAGE
SCORE IS
50
4
/100
43
/100
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0007.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
Recommendations
1. STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT
INSTITUTIONS
2. ENSURE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
CONTRACTING
3. DEFEND DEMOCRACY, PROMOTE
CIVIC SPACE
4. PUBLISH RELEVANT DATA,
GUARANTEE ACCESS
5
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0008.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHEST
SCORING REGION
LOWEST
SCORING REGION
WESTERN EUROPE &
EUROPEAN UNION
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
66
6
/100
32
/100
AVERAGE REGIONAL SCORE
SINCE 2018
AVERAGE REGIONAL SCORE
SINCE 2018
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0009.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
0
100
01
02
03
04
05
06
DENMARK
NEW ZEALAND
FINLAND
SINGAPORE
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
VENEZUELA
YEMEN
SYRIA
SOMALIA
SOUTH SUDAN
0
88
88
85
85
85
85
15
15
14
12
12
100
TOP
COUNTRIES
BOTTOM
COUNTRIES
176
177
178
179
180
Since 2012:
26
22
In these six examples, we report
the year between 2012 and 2020
from which the score change is
COUNTRIES
IMPROVED*
Greece (+14)
Myanmar (+13)
Ecuador (+7)
COUNTRIES
DECLINED*
Lebanon (-5)
Malawi (-7)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (-7)
THE REMAINING COUNTRIES MADE
LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS
IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CORRUPTION IN RECENT YEARS
7
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0010.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
COVID-19 AND
CORRUPTION
COVID-19 is not just a health and economic
crisis. It’s a corruption crisis. And one that
we’re currently failing to manage.
Delia Ferreira Rubio
8
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0011.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
CORRUPTION AND HEALTH SPENDING
AVERAGE GOVERNMENT HEALTH SPENDING AS % OF GDP (2012-2017)
6
.
2
3
.
5
1
.
8
66-100
34-65
0-33
AVERAGE CPI 2012-2017
Romania
44
Uruguay
71
Bangladesh
26
9
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0012.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING
CORRUPTION AND COVID-19 DEMOCRATIC VIOLATIONS
74
CPI 2020
46
33
36
NO VIOLATIONS
MINOR VIOLATIONS
SOME VIOLATIONS
MAJOR VIOLATIONS
PANDEMIC VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS INDEX (PanDem)
United States
67
Philippines
34
New Zealand
88
10
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0013.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
REGIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
RESULTS BY REGION
66
WESTERN EUROPE
& EU
Average score
Top:
Denmark (88/100)
Bottom:
Bulgaria, Hungary,
Romania (44/100)
36
EASTERN EUROPE
& CENTRAL ASIA
Average score
Top:
Georgia (56/100)
Bottom:
Turkmenistan (19/100)
43
AMERICAS
Average score
Top:
Canada (77/100)
Bottom:
Venezuela (15/100)
39
MIDDLE EAST
& NORTH AFRICA
Average score
Top:
United Arab Emirates (71/100)
Bottom:
Syria (14/100)
45
ASIA PACIFIC
Average score
Top:
New Zealand (88/100)
Bottom:
North Korea (18/100)
32
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
Average score
Top:
Seychelles (66/100)
Bottom:
Somalia, South Sudan (12/100)
11
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0014.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
AMERICAS
TOP SCORERS
32
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
77
/100
71
/100
67
/100
43
BOTTOM SCORERS
/100
22
/100
18
/100
15
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
12
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0015.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Peru
Peru faces structural corruption,
29
impunity and political
instability.
30
rejected four presidents, three of whom are under
investigation for corruption.
Honduras
In Honduras, transparency is paramount for a successful
recovery from COVID-19 and natural disasters.
13
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0016.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
ASIA PACIFIC
TOP SCORERS
31
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
88
/100
85
/100
77
/100
45
BOTTOM SCORERS
/100
21
/100
19
/100
18
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
14
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0017.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, strong political will is one of the most important
factors in addressing corruption and improving transparency
and accountability.
Myanmar
Global Corruption
Barometer - Asia
The protection of human rights in Myanmar,
including freedoms of speech, assembly and
association, is a critical foundation for good
governance and integrity.
15
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0018.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
EASTERN EUROPE &
CENTRAL ASIA
19
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
TOP SCORERS
56
/100
49
/100
47
/100
36
BOTTOM SCORERS
/100
26
/100
25
/100
19
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
16
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0019.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Serbia
In Serbia, corruption contributes to
challenges with the rule of law, an erosion
of democratic norms and the silencing of
critical voices.
Belarus
In 2020, mass protests and police brutality
rocked Belarus, which continues to struggle with
grand corruption and state capture.
17
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0020.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
MIDDLE EAST &
NORTH AFRICA
18
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
TOP SCORERS
BOTTOM SCORERS
71
/100
63
/100
39
17
/100
15
/100
14
/100
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
18
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0021.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Lebanon
In Lebanon, the COVID-19 pandemic and Beirut
blast present major challenges to the country’s
Morocco
In Morocco, corruption contributes to the
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0022.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA
49
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
TOP SCORERS
66
/100
60
/100
58
/100
32
BOTTOM SCORERS
/100
16
/100
12
/100
12
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
20
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0023.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Malawi
Malawi has an opportunity to strengthen
good governance and promote anti-
the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
Zambia
In Zambia, commitment to procurement reforms will
support greater transparency and accountability.
21
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0024.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
WESTERN EUROPE &
EUROPEAN UNION
31
COUNTRIES
ASSESSED
TOP SCORERS
88
/100
85
/100
85
/100
66
BOTTOM SCORERS
/100
44
/100
44
/100
44
/100
AVERAGE
REGIONAL
SCORE
22
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0025.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
COUNTRIES TO WATCH
Malta
one of the steepest declines in the rule of law.
Poland
In Poland, government leaders exploit the COVID-19 crisis for
political gain, undermining democracy, human rights and anti-
23
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0026.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
METHODOLOGY
+
3. Calculate the average.
+
1. Select data sources.
4. Report the measure of
uncertainty.
2. Standardise data sources
to a scale of 0-100.
+
+
+
+
+
24
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0027.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
ENDNOTES
Coronavirus Resources Centre Global Map
of COVID-19 Cases
Transparency International
Transparency
International
Reuters
The Ignored Pandemic
Behind COVID-19
Deutsche Welle
Human Rights Watch
Deutsche Welle
Transparency International
Philippine
Centre for Investigative Journalism
World
Bank Blogs
Global Corruption Barometer
Getting Ahead of the
Curve: Exploring Post-COVID-19 Trends
and their Impact on Anti-Corruption,
Governance and Development
The Guardian
UN
Women: Americas and the Caribbean
25
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0028.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
Agencia Peruana
de Noticias
InSight Crime
Compilación de Decretos de Emergencia
por COVID-19,
Deutsche
Welle
Transparency International
Acción Ciudadana
El Pulso
Expansión
Transparency International
Transparency International
Ataques a la Prensa
Independiente y a la Sociedad Civil
International
Univision
Transparency
France
24
Transparency International
Climate Change Knowledge Portal,
CNN
Español
Global
Americans
Radio New Zealand
Transparency
International
Freedom in the World 2019
26
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0029.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
Radio New Zealand
Contracting Partnership
Open
Balkan Insight
Voluntary national review
on the implemenation of the 2030 agenda
for sustainable development
Transparency International
Article 19
Freedom in the World 2019
N1
COVID-19: Documented Corruption
and Malfeasance Cases
Overview of corruption and
anti-corruption in Myanmar
https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/
helpdesk/overview-of-corruption-and-anti-
corruption-in-myanmar-1
Transparency International
Transparency International
OSCE Rapporteur’s
Report under the Moscow Mechanism on
Corruption in
ASEAN: Regional Trends from the
and
Transparency International
Alleged Human Rights Violations related
to the Presidential Elections of 9 August
2020 in Belarus
Balkan Insight
Transparency
International
Transparency
International Bosnia and Herzegovina
Overview of corruption and
anticorruption in Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Amnesty International UK
N1
27
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0030.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
Group of
States against Corruption - Council of
Europe
International Commission of Jurists
Committee to
Protect Journalists
COVID-19 crisis response in MENA
countries
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
UN News
Transparency International
The Tahrir Institute for
Middle East Policy
COVID-19: Documented Corruption
and Malfeasance Cases
The Washington
Institute
National Action Plan to Implement
the Right to Access to Information Law
Bloomberg
”Whoever
Finds the Vaccine Must Share It”:
Strengthening Human Rights and
Transparency Around Covid-19
Vaccines
The national
anti-corruption strategy 2020-2025
Africa News
The Guardian
The World Bank
Daily Maverick
The Fight Against Covid-19
in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: Courses
The Guardian
Transparency
28
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0031.png
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020
International
Anadolu Agency
stress test continued
Al Jazeera
Election Guide
Healthwise
Transparency International
BBC News
Transparency International
Transparency
International
CNN
Recovery plan for Europe
World Bank Blogs
Global Witness
situation in Malta
2020 Rule of Law
Report Country Chapter on the rule of law
World Bank Blogs
Country
Public inquiry
BBC News
International Institute for Democracy
and Electoral Assistance
Politico EU
BBC News
Transparency
Verfassungsblog
Voice of America
International
Phase two of COVID-19
responses across the EU – the rule of law
29
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0032.png
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
Reuters
European
Parliament
Reuters
The Conversation
Warsaw Business Journal
Public procurement and
COVID-19 in Poland
Transparency International,
Euro News
Politico
EU
30
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0033.png
CREATE CHANGE
WITH US
ENGAGE
facebook.com/TransparencyInternational/
twitter.com/anticorruption/
linkedin.com/company/transparency-international/
instagram.com/Transparency_International/
youtube.com/user/TransparencyIntl/
LEARN
transparency.org
DONATE
transparency.org/donate
 REU, Alm.del - 2020-21 - Bilag 171: Henvendelse af 28/1-21 fra Transparency International Danmark C/O CBS om bekæmpelse af korruption
2326564_0034.png