Corruption in the Kosovo

The "Corruption Perceptions Index" for the public sector showed 61 points in the Kosovo for 2021. The scale has a range from 0 to 100, in which corruption raises, the higher the number is. With this result the Kosovo ranks 86th. So, compared to other countries it is slightly below average.

Compared to the previous year, in 2021 the level of corruption decreased a bit. In the long term, it has also declined moderately in recent years.

The United States are in 27th place with a score of 33. The ranking is led by New Zealand with a value of 12. The sad last place is occupied by South Sudan (89 points).

You can find the complete country comparison here International Ranking of Corruption

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Development of corruption in the Kosovo 2010 - 2021

The causes of corruption lie in part in political and cultural reasons. Ineffective law enforcement may further promote it. It is striking that it is regularly lower in democratically governed countries (form of government in the Kosovo: Parliamentary republic). Similarly, higher corruption occurs predominantly in low-income countries. In the Kosovo, per capita income is 4,440 US$ annually, which is extremely low by global standards. The cost of living is well below the global average, indicating massive socioeconomic problems.

Development of the corruption index in the Kosovo 2010 - 2021

Year	Kosovo	Ø Europe	Ø worldwide
2021	61	41.0	56.8
2020	64	41.2	56.7
2016	64	40.8	57.1
2015	67	40.5	57.5
2014	67	41.6	56.8
2013	67	42.2	57.4
2012	66	42.4	56.8
2011	71	44.1	59.7
2010	72	44.0	59.9

Note on the Corruption Perceptions Index

The data is determined annually by Transparency International. In 2021, the index was calculated for 179 countries from all continents. The original index shows the figures exactly the other way round and assigns higher values for lower corruption. So the official score for the Kosovo is 39 points in 2021, which would actually make it an anti-corruption index because as the score increases, corruption decreases. These numbers have been inverted here for better comprehensibility and easier visual acquisition of the graphs.

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