Corruption in North Macedonia

Corruption in North Macedonia is a systemic issue. According to Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer 2013, corruption is a large concern in the public sector as more than half of the surveyed households consider Parliament, police, public officials, and particularly the judiciary and political parties very corrupt.[1]

On Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), North Macedonia scored 40. When ranked by score, North Macedonia ranked 84th among the 182 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[2] For comparison with regional scores, the best score among Eastern European and Central Asian countries[Note 1] was 50, the average score was 34 and the worst score was 17.[3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 89 (ranked 1), the average score was 42, and the worst score was 9 (ranked 181, in a two-way tie).[4]

The business environment in North Macedonia is negatively affected by corruption. Several sources indicate that corruption is considered an obstacle to doing business, and businessmen have reported that bribery is demanded sometimes during public procurement and contracting.[5][6][7]

Anti-corruption efforts

The European Commission Progress Report 2013 indicates some positive developments regarding North Macedonia's law enforcement and corruption prevention activities.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Corruption Barometer 2013". Transparency International. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Global scores". Transparency.org. 10 February 2026. CPI2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: North Macedonia". Transparency.org. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "2013 Investment Climate Statement - Macedonia". US Department of State. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Snapshot of the Macedonia Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2013 Progress Report" (PDF). The European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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