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How measurement can help solve real-world challenges of designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes.

UNODC’s statistical framework to measure corruption provides a comprehensive set of indicators on corruption and anti-corruption. States can use it to track progress against the recommendations and requirements of the UNCAC.

Precious few countries provide the necessary data on corruption and bribery. Furthermore, Sustainable Development Goal 16.5 is too vague and the indicators are too narrow. However, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has developed materials to help countries collect and report data on bribery incidence.

There has been a surge of corruption indicators and methodologies in the past decade, and the Vienna Principles now provide a welcome underpinning to those developing or using these metrics.