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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO receives an overall "Very Weak" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world. For a printer-friendly .PDF version of this report click here.
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 290 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.
Global Integrity country reports are generated by an in-country team comprising a lead journalist (who prepares the Reporter's Notebook), a lead researcher (who initially scores the Integrity Indicators), and three to five peer reviewers. Global Integrity staff in Washington coordinate the input from all team members and are responsible for final content. For a full description of our methodology and research process please click here.
Reporter's Notebook
Corruption has become a phenomenon in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving no part of national life untouched. It pervades society from the highest public offices to the most underprivileged citizens.
The Congolese economy was devastated by 30 years of dictatorship marked by corruption and nepotism, resulting in an annual per-capita income of about 42,000 francs (US$80). Following the assassination of President Laurent Kabila in 2001 and the succession of his son Joseph, an agency called the Commission of Repression of Economic Crimes was established. Unfortunately, the organization did not live up to its name: The French National Assembly adopted a law in March 2005 outlawing corruption.
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