IT’S GOOD TO KNOW...HOW CORRUPTION IS MEASURED
26 October 2010
WHAT IS TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL?
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Global network of non profit organisations
Offering support
Diagnosing corruption risks
Campaigning for action and reform
HOW DO WE DEFINE CORRUPTION?
The abuse of entrusted power for private gain
WHAT IS THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX?
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Poll of polls
Measuring business perceptions of public sector corruption
Relative ranking – no absolute measure
Not measuring ‘legal corruption’ or ‘private sector
corruption’
HOW WE COMPILE THE INDEX
• Up to 13 different surveys
• Over two years
• Standardise data – create common scale from ranks and
scores of countries reported by each source
• Average values
• 90 % confidence range
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
• 35%
Control Risks Group (2006)
• 45%
PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Ability to trade
Habib and Zurawicki
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2010
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• We’re not faced with the kind of “petty” corruption people in low
income countries are
• Teachers, doctors, traffic police and airport security not demanding
bribes
• Rule of law largely observed. Relatively strong, stable institutions.
LEGAL CORRUPTION COMPONENT 2004
WORLD BANK INSTITUTE 2004
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Singapore
Iceland
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
Jordan
Hong Kong SAR
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Austria
Belgium
Chile
Bahrain
Australia
China
Tunisia
Botswana
Ghana
Malaysia
South Africa
Japan
Taiwan
Canada
Ireland
79.2
78.6
74.7
72.6
72.6
69.6
68.7
68.2
67.4
62.4
60.0
59.4
59.1
59.1
57.2
57.2
54.1
53.5
52.3
50.3
49.4
48.8
47.3
47.2
47.1
46.5
46.2
44.6
42.9
42.6
WHAT OTHERS SAY
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78% of respondents believed the government’s efforts to combat corruption were
ineffective (Eurobarometer).
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32% of respondents believed the prosecution rate for bribery offences was a
sufficient deterrent. (Eurobarometer)
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In 2007, trust in business amongst Irish opinion leaders was at 50%. (Edelman)
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Ireland is the only EU country to see a decline rather than a rise in trust in business
when the figures for 2010 are compared with those for 2009. (Edelman)
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