Corruption in Somalia

Corruption in Somalia pertains to purported levels of corruption within Somalia's public and private sectors according to official metrics, anti-graft measures aimed at addressing those issues, as well as political dispensations and structural changes in government affecting transparency. Owing to a reported lack of accountability in the receipt and expenditure of public funds by the Transitional Federal Government, a federal Anti-Corruption Commission was put into place in 2011 so as to deter and eliminate graft.^[1] On Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia scored 11 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Somalia ranked last among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.^[2] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was Somalia's, 11 (ranked 180).^[3] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among sub-Saharan African countries ^{[Note 1]} was 33. The highest score in sub-Saharan Africa was 71 and the lowest score was Somalia's, 11.^[4]

In 2012, Somali and international stakeholders also agreed to establish a joint financial management board in order to ensure transparent dispensation of government and donor funds.^[5] The public sector was later completely reformed in mid-2012, following the end of the transitional period and the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia.^[6]

In 2013, the Somali federal government announced that it had launched a new Public Finance Management Policy (PFMP) to render more transparent, accurate and timely its public sector financial system, and to strengthen the delivery capacity of the government's financial sector.^[7] A parliamentary finance committee was also established in 2014, which oversees all withdrawal transactions from the Central Bank.^[8] Additionally, a Public Procurement, Concessions and Disposal Act was passed,^[9] and the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) was established to audit all government institutions.^[10] The government also began utilizing a free asset recovery system supported by the UNODC and World Bank,^[11] and it concurrently launched an anti-graft Public Awareness Campaign.^[12]

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^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Somalia". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^ "CPI 2023 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Impunity for Corrupt Officials, Restricted Civic Space & Limited Access to Justice". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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^ "President's inauguration marks 'new era' for Somalia, says UN envoy". UN News Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ Khalif, Abdulkadir (3 May 2013). "Somalia adopts new finance policy". Africa Review. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "Somali parliament outlaws money withdrawals from Central Bank without their approval". SomaliCurrent. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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[2] "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[3] "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Somalia". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[5] "CPI 2023 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Impunity for Corrupt Officials, Restricted Civic Space & Limited Access to Justice". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

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[Pimnefssune-7] "President's inauguration marks 'new era' for Somalia, says UN envoy". UN News Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[Arsanfp-8] Khalif, Abdulkadir (3 May 2013). "Somalia adopts new finance policy". Africa Review. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[Spomwfcbwta-9] "Somali parliament outlaws money withdrawals from Central Bank without their approval". SomaliCurrent. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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