Building a transparent society
The Transparency Somalia Initiative (TSI) is an independent organisation committed to promoting accountability, transparency, and good governance across Somalia.
Our mission is to build a society rooted in integrity and public trust by addressing corruption and strengthening institutional systems. We serve as a vital link between public institutions and the Somali people to ensure every resource is managed with honesty.
CPI 2025_Somalia
In the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia and South Sudan are tied at the bottom of the global rankings, each recording a stagnant score of 9. This dual ranking marks a grim milestone for the region, signaling that neither nation has yet found the institutional momentum required to distance itself from the index’s lowest tier. The result reflects a state of total stagnation for Somalia, whose score has remained unchanged since 2024 despite the introduction of new anti-corruption rhetoric and policy frameworks.
Spotlight on Corruption:
Based on the data from the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)—released by Transparency International on February 10, 2026—the global landscape shows a troubling downward trend. The global average has dropped to 42, the lowest in over a decade.
The Best Performers
The top-ranking countries share common traits: high levels of press freedom, independent judiciaries, and strong democratic checks and balances.
Despite their high ranks, even “top” countries are seeing scores slip. The number of countries scoring above 80 has shrunk from 12 a decade ago to just five in 2025, signaling that corruption risks are climbing even in the world’s most stable economies, proving that no nation is immune to institutional decay.
The Worst Performers
The countries at the bottom of the index are almost all experiencing protracted conflict, political instability, or severely repressed civic spaces.
In these nations, while the absence of independent agencies and the presence of “state capture” (where private interests dictate government policy) make corruption systemic, the rise of transparency movements and digitized oversight offers a new, unshakeable hope to challenge these interests from within.
Strategic Brief: Bridging the Implementation Gap in Somalia’s Anti-Corruption Framework
Since 2019, the Federal Government of Somalia has made significant strides in architecting a modern…
Mogadishu’s 2025 Elections: A Milestone Clouded by Boycott and Reform Disputes
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the historic municipal elections held in Mogadishu on…
Transparency Somalia Initiative Marks International Anti-Corruption Day: Urges Unity with Youth to Shape Somalia’s Integrity
Mogadishu, Somalia – December 9, 2025 – Today, on the observance of International Anti-Corruption Day…
The Baxnaano Paradox: Structural Flaws in the Social Safety Net
Mogadishu, October 25, 2025 The Baxnaano (The Shock Responsive Safety Net) program is Somalia’s government-led…
TSI Joins SONSA to Engage Parliamentary Budget Committee on Accountability
Mogadishu, October 14, 2025 Today marked a significant step forward for governance in Somalia as…
TSI Policy Analysis: The National Transformation Plan (2025-2029) and the Imperative of Anti-Corruption
Mogadishu, Somalia – [October 10 2025]: The Federal Government of Somalia’s formal adoption of the…
Subscribe to our newsletter. We release a newsletter every Month. Keep up to date by with our work by subscribing to our newsletter.
