KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Nepal has slipped two places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), falling from 107th to 109th position, after failing to implement effective anti-corruption measures.
According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 report released by Transparency International Nepal (TIN) on Tuesday, Nepal scored 34 out of 100, unchanged from the previous year. However, the country dropped two places among 180 countries as several others improved their performance.
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TIN said the Nepal report was prepared based on the country’s corruption situation prior to the Gen Z movement. Of the six indicators used, Nepal improved in one, deteriorated in two, and remained unchanged in three.
Bribery related to business, contracts, and export-import activities remained unchanged. However, corruption in political activities, government functioning, parliament, judiciary, and public institutions worsened. There was marginal improvement in cases related to misuse of authority and security agencies.
In South Asia, Bhutan scored 71 points, India and the Maldives 39 each, Sri Lanka 35, Pakistan 28, Bangladesh 24, and Afghanistan 16. China scored 43 points.
TIN cited political instability, weak governance, misuse of authority by officials, impunity, and lack of transparency as major underlying problems in most South Asian countries.
