Corruption in Jordan
Corruption in Jordan is a social and economic issue.[1][2]
Overview
Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Jordan a score of 49. When ranked by score, Jordan ranked 59th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[3] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries[Note 1] was 39. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was 12).[4] For comparison with worldwide scores, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).[5]
A business survey, the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, reports that corruption is considered one of the obstacles for doing business in Jordan by business executives.[1]
Dynamics
Societal interests in Jordan are generally not channelled through political parties, but through informal networks. Favouritism, cronyism, nepotism and bribery, as is the use of influence or personal and business connections to gain favours, such as jobs or access to goods and services, are covered by a particular phenomenon known as wasta, the middleman.[6]
There have been corruption cases involved high-level business and political officials with connections to the royal family.[6]
Notes
- ^ Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
See also
- International Anti-Corruption Academy
- Group of States Against Corruption
- International Anti-Corruption Day
- ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
- United Nations Convention against Corruption
- OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
- Transparency International
References
- ^ a b "Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014". The World Economic Forum. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Jordan Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "CPI 2024 for the Middle East & North Africa: Corruption linked to authoritarianism, but calls for reform emerging". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Jordan". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Jordan Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
External links
- Jordan Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal
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