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.

Jordan scores above average for North Africa and the Middle East on issues surrounding media freedom; it is one of the few countries in the region to have a formal freedom of information law in place. Unfortunately, government accountability is weak, not only because of the weakness of political parties and the legislature, but also because of the absence of conflicts of interest regulations in the executive, the legislature, the courts, and the civil service. While government auditing is generally robust, the budget process remains relatively closed and inaccessible to the public.