Algeria among the Most Corrupt Countries

Algeria is classified among the most corrupt countries in the world, as it ranked 105 out of 175 countries, according to the decision that was issued on Wednesday by the Transparency International (the global anti-corruption organization), and despite the decline in the ranking with 7 ranks compared to last year, when Algeria ranked 112 out of 182 countries, but Algeria’s corruption indicators compared to the neighboring countries and even the Gulf states are very high.

According to TI’s report, both Tunisia and Morocco rank 75 and 88, respectively, while Qatar and the UAE rank 27 globally, and Oman ranks 61, while Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank 66, Jordan 58, Djibouti 94, Egypt 118, Lebanon 128, Syria 144, Yemen 156, Libya 160, Iraq 169, Sudan 173, and Somalia on top of the most corrupt countries ranking 174. Denmark, Finland and New Zealand in one rank in the list of the anti-corruption Index with 90 points.

In contrast, Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia rank at the bottom, due to the lack of accountability of the leaders in these countries and the weakness of public institutions there, “which requires the need to take a tougher stance than in the face of corruption,” according to the same report. While the countries that notice a
decline on the Corruption Perceptions Index, are Euro-zone countries, which are the most affected by the financial and economic crisis.

The organization pointed out that the campaign against corrupt governments, led to the overthrow of many leaders from their offices during the last year, “but with the calm conditions, it became clear that the levels of bribery, abuse of power, and secret trade are still very high in many countries, according to the Transparency
International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, as corruption is still destroying societies in different parts of the world. “