According to a report released on Tuesday by Transparency International, Pakistan did not make any progress on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2022. The nation was ranked 140 out of 180 countries, which was the same as last year.
A country’s experts and businesspeople use a scale from 0 to 100 on the CPI to measure how corrupt its public sector is. A score of zero indicates that it is highly corrupt, while a score of 100 indicates that it is very clean.
Pakistan’s score dropped from 28 last year to 27 this year, but its rank remained the same. India’s score did not change, but Bangladesh’s dropped from 26 last year to 25 this year.
Pakistan ranked 140 out of 180 countries in the CPI in 2021, down 16 places from 2020.
Pakistan’s ranking fell steadily under the PTI government. It was 120 out of 180 countries in 2019, 124 in 2020, and 140 in 2021, making it even worse. However, a vote in the parliament in April 2021 resulted in the PTI government losing power, paving the way for a new coalition government with representatives from the PML-N and PPP, two major political parties.
During the PML-N administration in 2018, Pakistan ranked 117 out of 180 countries.
Based on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives, the CPI 2022 ranked 180 countries and territories based on their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
Experts’ and businesspeople’s views are reflected in the scores.
This year, Denmark topped the index with 90 points, followed by Finland with 87 points and New Zealand with 87 points. With 12, 13, and 13 points, Syria, Somalia, and South Sudan are at the bottom of the chart, respectively.
Daniel Eriksson, CEO of TI, stated in his message that leaders could simultaneously fight corruption and promote peace.
“Governments must provide opportunities for the public, including activists, business owners, marginalized communities, and young people, to participate in decision-making.”
According to the report, he wrote, “He opined that people could raise their voices in democratic societies to help eradicate corruption and demand a safer world for us all.”