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Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading thefight against corruption. Through more than 90 chapters worldwide andan international secretariat in Berlin, we raise awareness of the damagingeffects of corruption and work with partners in government, business andcivil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.
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Every eort has been made to veriy the accuracy o the inormation containedin this report. All inormation was believed to be correct as o November 2011.Nevertheless, Transparency International cannot accept responsibility or theconsequences o its use or other purposes or in other contexts.ISBN: 978-3-943497-18-2Design: Sophie EverettPrinted on 100% recycled paper.©2011 Transparency International. All rights reserved.
 
 
Public outcry at corruption, impunity and economicinstability sent shockwaves around the world in 2011.Protests in many countries have escalated quickly romsmall scale action to mass demonstration, uniting peoplerom all parts o society. Their backgrounds may bediverse, but the message is the same: more transparencyand accountability rom our leaders is needed. The 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index showsthat public rustration is well ounded. No region orcountry in the world is immune to the damages o public-sector corruption, the vast majority o the 183countries and territories assessed score below ve ona scale o 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (very clean).New Zealand, Denmark and Finland top the list, whileNorth Korea and Somalia are at the bottom.“This year we have seen corruption on protestors’banners be they rich or poor. Whether in a Europehit by debt crisis or an Arab world starting a newpolitical era, leaders must heed the demands orbetter government,” said Huguette Labelle, Chair o  Transparency International.Public-sector governance that puts the interests o its citizens rst is a responsibility that is not restrictedto any border. Governments must act accordingly.For their part, citizens need to continue demandingbetter perormance rom their leaders. I we worktogether, the situation shown by this year’s CorruptionPerceptions Index can improve. These are ourcountries and our uture. The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countriesaccording to their perceived levels o public-sectorcorruption. The 2011 index draws on dierent assessmentsand business opinion surveys carried out by independentand reputable institutions. The surveys and assessmentsused to compile the index include questions relatingto the bribery o public ocials, kickbacks in publicprocurement, embezzlement o public unds, andquestions that probe the strength and eectiveness o public-sector anti-corruption eorts.Perceptions are used because corruption – whetherrequency or amount – is to a great extent a hiddenactivity that is dicult to measure. Over time,perceptions have proved to be a reliable estimateo corruption. Measuring scandals, investigations orprosecutions, while oering ‘non-perception’ data,refect less on the prevalence o corruption in acountry and more on other actors, such as reedomo the press or the eciency o the judicial system. The Corruption Perceptions Index complements Transparency International’s many other tools thatmeasure corruption and integrity in the public andprivate sectors at global, national and local levels.For detailed inormation on the 2011 CorruptionPerceptions Index please visit
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Huguette LabelleChair, Transparency International 
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