Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023
Source: PIB
GS II: Governance
Overview
- About Corruption Perceptions Index
- India in the Report
- India’s Neighbouring Nations
- Worldwide Rankings
Why in the News?
2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released recently.
About Corruption Perceptions Index
- According to the CPI, the scores reflect the views of experts and business people.
- The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
- The scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
India in the Report
- There was no change in India’s score.
- It remained at 85th position.
- The report raised concern over the country’s democratic status.
- Earlier in 2021, India’s rank improved by one place to 85 from 86th in 2020, according to the index.
- Except for Bhutan, all of India’s neighbours are ranked below it.
- India detained more and more human rights defenders and journalists under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
India’s Neighbouring Nations
- Pakistan is ranked 120 out of 180 countries, in 2020 it was 124, and it worsened further to 140 last year.
- Sri Lanka ranks 115 showing debt burden and political instability.
- China ranked 76 has made headlines with its aggressive anti-corruption.
- Both Myanmar and Afghanistan stand at 162.
- Bangladesh ranks at 149 and emerges from the least developed country (LDC) status.
Worldwide Rankings
- Over two-thirds of countries score below 50 out of 100,
- This strongly indicates that they have serious corruption problems.
- Over two-thirds of countries score below 50 out of 100.
- This strongly indicates that they have serious corruption problems.
- The global average is stuck at only 43.
- The global trend of weakening justice systems is reducing accountability for public officials, which allows corruption to thrive.
- Denmark (90), Finland, New Zealand (87) and Norway (87) topped the list.
- Somalia, Syria, and South Sudan are at the bottom.
- In the Asian region, Singapore ranked at the top, scoring 83.
Transparency International
- It is an international non -governmental organisation founded in 1993 based in Berlin, Germany
- Its non-profit purpose is to take action to combat global Corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures and to prevent criminal activities arising from corruption.
- Its most notable publications include the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perception Index.
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