Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

North Macedonia In September 2023, North Macedonia’s (42) parliament significantly undermined its judiciary. In a non-transparent and fast-tracked procedure, MPs amended the criminal code to reduce prison sentences and shorten the statute of limitations for the abuse of official positions. This will cause roughly 200 suspected corruption cases to be dismissed, many of which involve former high-level officials. Venezuela Venezuela (13) is an example of grand corruption, where billions of dollars of public money have been systematically embezzled, benefiting a few powerful individuals and exacerbating poverty and inequality. The grand corruption schemes go hand with high-level officials’ capturing legislative, regulatory, and justice systems to build power and evade punishment. FIGURE 1: CORRUPTION AND IMPUNITY Countries with higher levels of corruption are less likely to sanction public officials for failing to adhere to existing rules and fulfil their responsibilities. The low likelihood of sanctions can also serve as an incentive to engage in corruption. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE SANCTIONED FOR MISCONDUCT Source: Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index and World Justice Project Rule of Law Index. .8 .9 1 .7 .5 .6 .4 .3 .2 .1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 (0- worst to 1- best) CPI 2023 (0-highly corrupt to 100-very clean) TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 10 Embargoed until 07.01am CET (Berlin) 30 January 2024