Corruption in North Macedonia
According to Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer 2013, corruption is a large concern in the public sector as more than half of the surveyed households consider Parliament, police, public officials, and particularly the judiciary and political parties very corrupt.[1]
On Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), North Macedonia scored 42. When ranked by score, North Macedonia ranked 76th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[2] For comparison with worldwide scores, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[3] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among Eastern European and Central Asian countries [Note 1] was 53, the average score was 35 and the lowest score was 18.[4]
The business environment in North Macedonia is negatively affected by corruption. Several sources indicate that corruption is considered an obstacle for doing business, and businessmen have reported that bribery is demanded sometimes during public procurement and contracting.[5][6][7]
Anti-corruption efforts
[edit]The European Commission Progress Report 2013 indicates some positive developments regarding North Macedonia's law enforcement and corruption prevention activities.[8]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
References
[edit]- ^ "Global Corruption Barometer 2013". Transparency International. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: North Macedonia". Transparency.org. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Autocracy & weak justice systems enabling widespread corruption". Transparency.org. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "2013 Investment Climate Statement - Macedonia". US Department of State. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Snapshot of the Macedonia Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2013 Progress Report" (PDF). The European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.