Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023 : 31 Jan 2024

Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023

About Transparency International

• Foundation: Established in 1993 as an international non-governmental organization.
• Headquarters: Based in Berlin, Germany.
• Objective: Aims to combat global corruption and prevent criminal activities related to corruption through civil society measures.
• Key Publications:
  • Global Corruption Barometer: Surveys public opinion and experiences with corruption.
  • Corruption Perception Index: Annual index ranking countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

About Corruption Perception Index (CPI): 

• The Corruption Perceptions Index is an annual ranking of countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys
• It is released by Transparency International.

Why in News:

• Recently, the Corruption Perceptions Index was released.

Key points related to the recent report: 

• India’s Position: Ranked 93rd out of 180 countries in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index.
• Score: India scored 39 on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 indicates high corruption and 100 signifies very clean. This is a decline from the 2022 score of 40.
• Previous Year’s Rank: India was ranked 85th in 2022.
• Top Countries: Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, and Norway lead the index, showcasing lower perceived levels of public sector corruption.