Corruption Perceptions Index

17.02.2025

Corruption Perceptions Index

Why in the news?   

           According to the Transparency International report India ranked 96 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024.

About Corruption Perceptions Index:

• It is the most widely used global corruption ranking in the world. It has been published annually by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International since 1995.
• It is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys."
• It generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain". It uses a scale of zero to 100, where “zero” is highly corrupt and “100” is very clean.
• It measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be, according to experts and business people.
• The score for each country is derived from a minimum of three data sources, selected from 13 distinct corruption surveys and assessments. These sources are gathered by a range of reputed organisations, such as the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.

Highlights of Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024:

• The index, which lists countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, ranked Denmark at the top, followed by Finland, and Singapore.
• This year’s Index highlighted the connection between climate action and corruption, linking it to the broader theme of climate financing.
• It gave India a CPI score of 38. In 2023, India’s overall score was 39 while in 2022, it was 40. There is a decline in the score of India on CPI. In the Asia-Pacific region, the average score for the region has dropped by one point to 44 as the countries are still failing to deliver on anti-corruption pledges.
• Corruption not only undermines development in a country but is also a key cause of declining democracy, instability, and human rights violations as highlighted by the report.

                                                         Source: The Hindu

Corruption Perceptions Index, recently in news, is prepared by:

A.Germanwatch

B.World Bank

C.World Economic Forum

D.Transparency International

Answer  D