ISLAMABAD – In a positive development, Pakistan’s ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 has improved, report shared by Transparency International (TI) revealed.
Transparency International, a global movement that fights corruption, placed Pakistan’s CPI score of 29 out of 100 and ranking of 133 among 180 nations.
In light of the TI report, which measures corruption as perceived by domestic businesspeople in 180 countries, Pakistan has become less corrupt, at least under the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s government.
For the year 2023, Pakistan’s ranking saw improvement by seven spots and the country stands at 133rd rank as compared to 140th place last year.
Pakistan’s recent score was 29/100 in 2023 while in 2022, it stood at 27/100, an increase of two points that made this its highest score since 2020.
Released: Tl has released flagship Corruption Perception Index 2023. In CPI 2023 #Pakistan score has improved by 2 points from 27 in 2022 to 29 in CPI 2023 and rank has improved by 7 positions from 140 in CPI 2022 to 133 in CPI 2023. Details: https://t.co/3WRCY9Oq8L pic.twitter.com/iBVuCYs7aP
— Transparency International Pakistan (@TIPakistan1) January 30, 2024
Experts linked improved ranking with better governance other than effective enforcement of laws that help country to perform better.
For the year 2023, the global average was recorded at 43, as only a few nations made no progress. Less than 30 nations measured by CPI performed better while 34 others worsened.
Transparency International Report 2023
The report shared by Berlin-based corruption watchdog highlights global trend of non-operational justice systems, leading to a decline in accountability for public officials and creating an environment conducive to corruption.
It said democratic and autocratic state heads are implicated in undermining justice, fostering impunity for corruption. Transparency International (TI) said countries with high scores on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) still face an impunity problem, as many cases of cross-border corruption involve companies and professionals from these nations engaging in bribery and other corrupt practices abroad.
This time, Denmark topped list of least corrupt countries ranking with score of 90, followed closely by Finland with 87 and New Zealand with 85.
On the other hand, Somalia ranked as most corrupt country with a score of 11, followed by Venezuela and Syria with scores of 13.
