2008 Assessment

This peer-reviewed country report includes:

Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for more than 300 Integrity Indicators.

Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.

Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.

Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.

Ecuador's ratings in civil society organizations (CSOs), election integrity, business licensing and regulation, procurement, anti-corruption, rule of law, and law enforcement have dropped since its 2007 assessment. Funding for CSOs is funneled through a governmental agency, and a new regulatory decree stipulates that the government can determine at its discretion "if an organization and its activities are contrary to the interests of the state." Furthermore, appointments to the election monitoring agency are highly politicized, which makes electoral appeals and punishment difficult to enforce. In addition, the implementation of regulations governing the public procurement process is ineffective. One relative bright spot is the media, which continues to act as an effective watchdog, although it remains relatively cumbersome for citizens to form print and broadcast media entities.