Survey sources for the TI Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2005

Number	1	2	3
Source	Columbia University, The Center for International Earth Science Information Network	Economist Intelligence Unit	Nations in Transit
Abbreviation	CU	EIU	FH
Name	State Capacity Survey	Country Risk Service and Country Forecast	Nations in Transit
Year	2003	2005	2005
Who was surveyed?	US-resident country experts (policy analysts, academics and journalists)	Expert staff assessment	Assessment by US, regional and in-country experts
Subject asked	Severity of corruption within the state	The misuse of public office for private (or political party) gain	Extent of corruption as practiced in governments, as perceived by the public and as reported in the media as well as the implementation of anticorruption initiatives.
Number of replies	224	Not applicable	Not applicable
Coverage	95 countries	156 countries	29 countries
Number	4	5	6
Source	Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abbreviation	IMD
Name	World Competitiveness Yearbook
Year	2003	2004	2005
Who was surveyed?	Executives in top and middle management; domestic and international companies
Subject asked	Bribing and corruption exist in the economy
Number of replies	> 4,000	4166	Roughly 4000
Coverage	49 countries	51 countries

Number	9	10	11
Source	Political & Economic Risk Consultancy
Abbreviation	PERC
Name	Asian Intelligence Newsletter
Year	2003	2004	2005
Who was surveyed?	Expatriate business executives
Subject asked	How bad do you consider the problem of corruption to be in the country in which you are working as well as in your home country?
Number of replies	More than 1000	More than 1000	More than 1000
Coverage	14 countries		12 countries

Number	12	13
Source	World Markets Research Center	United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Abbreviation	WMRC	UNECA
Name	Risk Ratings	Africa Governance Report
Year	2005	2005
Who was surveyed?	Expert staff assessment	National expert survey (between 70 and 120 in each country)
Subject asked	The likelihood of encountering corrupt officials, ranging from petty bureaucratic corruption to grand political corruption.	"Corruption Control". This includes aspects related to corruption in the legislature, judiciary, and at the executive level and as well as in tax collection. Aspects of access to justice and government services are also involved
Number of replies	Not applicable	roughly 2800
Coverage	186 countries	28 countries