Find information on the extent of government and political corruption worldwide using the latest annual report from Transparency International: http://www.transparency.org/gcb2013 Transparency International also publish an annual corruption perceptions list which charts opinion on levels of corruption.
On a related theme the World Bank has The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project
The reports have governance indicators for 215 economies over the period 1996–2011, for six themes: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law and control of corruption. Data can be downloaded in Excel.
The Global Integrity Report maps indicators such as transparency of the public procurement process, media freedom, asset disclosure requirements, conflicts of interest regulations. 31 countries are covered. Reports are annual and data from 2004 onwards can be downloaded from the website.
Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)- measures quality of good governance according to 5 categories: safety and security, rule of law, transparency and corruption, human development, participation and human rights, sustainable economic development.
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