By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Transparency International, in the newly released Corruption Perceptions Index, has ranked Pakistan at 140 out of 180 most corrupt countries.
This index ranks countries based on perceptions of public sector corruption. On a scale of 0-100, zero being ‘highly corrupt’ and 100 being ‘very clean. The recent index shows that the perception of corruption in the public sector has worsened immensely in Asian countries.
In a statement, Transparency International said Corruption impression Index shows that most of the countries were failing to stop corruption. Over 150 nations have made no significant progress against corruption or have declined in the last decade. According to the index, Pakistan ranks 140 on the list of the world’s most corrupt nations.
More than two-thirds of worldwide nations score below 50
It said the global average has remained unchanged for over a decade, and more than two-thirds of nations score below 50, while 26 countries have fallen to their lowest scores yet. Meanwhile, Denmark (90), Finland (87), and New Zealand (87) are listed as the top countries on the index, and Somalia (12), Syria (13), and South Sudan (13) ranked at the lowest of the CPI.
The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, drawing on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives. Pakistan saw a persistent increase in corruption during the tenure of former prime minister Imran Khan.
During Imran’s regime, the corruption score declined from 33 to 27, the lowest after a decade. While a similar corruption index of 27 was recorded during the Pakistan Peoples Party tenure in 2012.
