2007 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.

Nepal shows improvement since 2006, as the country slowly returns to democratic rule. However, serious problems with governance remain. Government accountability (executive, legislative, judicial) and the civil service is rated as very weak. CSOs in Nepal are proactive as they played a key role in the peace process and advocated for a bill to ensure whistleblower protection — a problem area in Nepal. The national ombudsman and audit institutions function independently of the government and are professionally staffed. The civil service and media, however, suffer from a great deal of political pressure, which has led to a "breakdown in governmental performance." Threats from rebel groups have closed newspapers.