KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Nepal has ranked 107th in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024, with a score of 34 out of 100.
Transparency International Nepal (TIN) made public the new report at a press conference organized in Kathmandu on Tuesday. According to the report, Nepal’s score last year was 35. The results point out the need to take effective action against corruption.
In the CPI conducted by Transparency International, Bhutan ranks 72; India ranks 38; Maldives ranks 38; Sri Lanka ranks 32; Pakistan ranks 27; Bangladesh ranks 23; and Afghanistan ranks 17. China has scored 43 points. The index includes 180 countries in total.
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Madan Krishna Sharma, chairperson of the TIN, said that Denmark has been among the least corrupt countries in the world, scoring 90 points in this index for the past seven consecutive years. Similarly, South Sudan is ranked the most corrupt country with a score of 8.
According to Sharma, although there has been some improvement in the World Bank survey this year, data from surveys by the World Economic Forum and Global Insight show that corruption has increased in government and business-related activities such as exports, taxes, contracting, and imports, as well as in judicial decisions.
Nepal has scored 27, 29, 31, 31, 34, 33, 33, 34, 35, and 34 in the 10 years from 2015 to 2024 respectively. In order to control corruption, Nepal has suggested increasing commitment to integrity in the political sector, taking impartial action against bribery and corruption in the government sector, ensuring a fair judicial process, and taking effective steps to control corruption related to the business sector.
In the index released on Tuesday, Nepal has scored one point lower than the previous year (2023). Last year, Nepal had scored 35 out of a total of 100 points. This year, it has scored only 34 points. The CPI assigns higher scores to countries with less corruption and lower scores to countries with more corruption.
Despite Nepal's higher score last year, it was ranked 108th. This year, it has scored only 34 points, but its position has dropped to 107th.
Transparency International considers countries with a score of less than 50 to be corrupt. According to this, Nepal is ranked among the countries with a score of 50. However, there has been some improvement in the scores obtained in the last few years.
Transparency International measures corruption through a survey based on six different indicators. It prepares the Corruption Perception Index based on surveys and questions asked about corruption, good governance, and bribery in studies conducted by various organizations.
