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2019 Corruption Perceptions Index shows anti-corruption efforts stagnating in G7 countries. Four G7 countries score lower than last year: Canada (-4), France (-3), the UK (-3) and the US (-2 Analysis reveals corruption more pervasive in countries where mon-

ey influences political power

Berlin/Karachi, 23 January 2020 – More than two-thirds of countries – along with many of the world’s most advanced economies – are stagnating or showing signs of backsliding in their anti-corruption efforts, according to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International.

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Countries in which elections and political party financing are open to undue influence from vest-ed interests are less able to combat corruption, analysis of the results finds. “Frustration with government corruption and lack of trust in institutions speaks to a need for greater political integrity,” said Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of Transparency International. “Gov-ernments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing and the undue influence it exerts on our political systems.”

CPI HIGHLIGHTS The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, drawing on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives. It uses a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). More than two-thirds of countries score below 50, with an average score of only 43. Since 2012, only 22 countries have significantly improved their scores, including Estonia, Greece and Guy-ana. Twenty-one have significantly declined, including Australia, Canada and Nicaragua. Our research shows several of the most advanced economies cannot afford to be complacent if they are to keep up their anti-corruption momentum. Four G7 countries score lower than last year: Canada (-4), France (-3), the UK (-3) and the US (-2). Germany and Japan have seen no improvement, while Italy gained one point.

“The lack of real progress against corruption in most countries is disappointing and has profound negative effects on citizens around the world,” said Patricia Moreira, Managing Director of Transparency International. “To have any chance of ending corruption and improving peoples’ lives, we must tackle the relationship between politics and big money. All citizens must be represented in decision mak-ing.”

Sohail Muzaffar, Chairman TI Pakistan said that on clarification sought against the lowering of Pakistan’s score by 1 point on CPI 2019 in spite of increased an-ticorruption efforts, the Transparency International Secretariat explained that in CPI 2019 many countries have not performed well this year. Pakistan’s score is reduced by 1 point to 32 points out of 100, but in CPI 2019 many developed coun-tries have also scored less, including Canada by 4, 81 to 77, France by 3, to 72 to 69, UK by 3, to 80 to 77 and Denmark by 1, 88 to to 87, though, Denmark has at-tained first rank on CPI 2019.

Chairman TIP further said that the NAB under the current leadership of justice (R) Javed Iqbal has performed much better, and NAB been rejuvenated after it has taken various initiatives including Combined Investigation Team (CIT) System, in order to have collective wisdom in the conduct of inquiries/investigations on mer-its which is lending quality. NAB has collected Rs. 153 billion from the corrupt el-ements and filed 530 references and its overall conviction ratio in the Accountabil-ity Courts is about 70%. Besides, NAB’s effective media campaign to aware peo-ple about ill effects of corruption are commendable.

CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL INTEGRITY

Analysis shows that countries that perform well on the CPI also have stronger enforcement of campaign finance regulations and broader range of political consultation.

Countries where campaign finance regulations are comprehensive and systematically enforced have an average score of 70 on the CPI, whereas countries where such regulations either don’t exist or are poorly enforced score an average of just 34 and 35 respectively. RECOMMENDATIONS

To reduce corruption and restore trust in politics, Transparency International recommends that governments:

1) Control political financing to prevent excessive money and influence in politics; 2) Tackle preferential treatment to ensure budgets and public services aren’t driven by

personal connects or biased towards special interests; 3) Manage conflicts of interest and address “revolving doors”; 4) Regulate lobbying activities by promoting open and meaningful access to decision-

making; 5) Strengthen electoral integrity and prevent and sanction misinformation campaigns; 6) Empower citizens and protect activists, whistleblowers and journalists; 7) Reinforce checks and balances and promote separation of powers.

For a full list of recommendations, go to: www.transparency.org/cpi2019 About the Corruption Perceptions Index Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index has become the leading global in-dicator of public sector corruption. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodolo-gy used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next. For more information, visit www.transparency.org/research/cpi.

90 - 10080 - 8970 - 7960 - 6950 - 5940 - 4930 - 3920 - 2910 - 190 - 9No data

Highly Corrupt

Very Clean

2017 CPI Score

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67 Chile 2666 Seychelles 2765 Taiwan 2864 Bahamas 2962 Barbados 3062 Portugal 3062 Qatar 3062 Spain 3061 Botswana 3460 Brunei

Darussalam35

60 Israel 3560 Lithuania 3560 Slovenia 3559 Korea, South 3959 Saint Vincent and

the Grenadines39

58 Cabo Verde 4158 Cyprus 4158 Poland 4156 Costa Rica 4456 Czech Republic 4456 Georgia 4456 Latvia 4455 Dominica 4855 Saint Lucia 4854 Malta 5053 Grenada 51

42 Solomon Islands 7741 Benin 8041 China 8041 Ghana 8041 India 8041 Morocco 8040 Burkina Faso 8540 Guyana 8540 Indonesia 8540 Kuwait 8540 Lesotho 8540 Trinidad and

Tobago85

39 Serbia 9139 Turkey 9138 Ecuador 9338 Sri Lanka 9338 Timor-Leste 9337 Colombia 9637 Ethiopia 9637 Gambia 9637 Tanzania 9637 Vietnam 9636 Bosnia and

Herzegovina101

36 Kosovo 10136 Panama 10136 Peru 101

87 Denmark 187 New Zealand 186 Finland 385 Singapore 485 Sweden 485 Switzerland 484 Norway 782 Netherlands 880 Germany 980 Luxembourg 978 Iceland 1177 Australia 1277 Austria 1277 Canada 1277 United Kingdom 1276 Hong Kong 1675 Belgium 1774 Estonia 1874 Ireland 1873 Japan 2071 United Arab

Emirates21

71 Uruguay 2169 France 2369 United States of

America23

68 Bhutan 25

SCORE COUNTRY/TERRITORY RANK 53 Italy 5153 Malaysia 5153 Rwanda 5153 Saudi Arabia 5152 Mauritius 5652 Namibia 5652 Oman 5650 Slovakia 5948 Cuba 6048 Greece 6048 Jordan 6047 Croatia 6346 Sao Tome and

Principe64

46 Vanuatu 6445 Argentina 6645 Belarus 6645 Montenegro 6645 Senegal 6644 Hungary 7044 Romania 7044 South Africa 7044 Suriname 7043 Bulgaria 7443 Jamaica 7443 Tunisia 7442 Armenia 7742 Bahrain 77

36 Thailand 10135 Albania 10635 Algeria 10635 Brazil 10635 Cote d'Ivoire 10635 Egypt 10635 North Macedonia 10635 Mongolia 10634 El Salvador 11334 Kazakhstan 11334 Nepal 11334 Philippines 11334 Eswatini 11334 Zambia 11333 Sierra Leone 11932 Moldova 12032 Niger 12032 Pakistan 12031 Bolivia 12331 Gabon 12331 Malawi 12330 Azerbaijan 12630 Djibouti 12630 Kyrgyzstan 12630 Ukraine 12629 Guinea 13029 Laos 130

29 Maldives 13029 Mali 13029 Mexico 13029 Myanmar 13029 Togo 13028 Dominican

Republic137

28 Kenya 13728 Lebanon 13728 Liberia 13728 Mauritania 13728 Papua New

Guinea137

28 Paraguay 13728 Russia 13728 Uganda 13726 Angola 14626 Bangladesh 14626 Guatemala 14626 Honduras 14626 Iran 14626 Mozambique 14626 Nigeria 14625 Cameroon 15325 Central African

Republic153

25 Comoros 15325 Tajikistan 153

25 Uzbekistan 15324 Madagascar 15824 Zimbabwe 15823 Eritrea 16022 Nicaragua 16120 Cambodia 16220 Chad 16220 Iraq 16219 Burundi 16519 Congo 16519 Turkmenistan 16518 Democratic

Republic of the Congo

168

18 Guinea Bissau 16818 Haiti 16818 Libya 16817 Korea, North 17216 Afghanistan 17316 Equatorial Guinea 17316 Sudan 17316 Venezuela 17315 Yemen 17713 Syria 17812 South Sudan 1799 Somalia 180

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONSINDEX 2019The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries/territories around the world.

SCORE

0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-100 No data

Very Clean

Highly Corrupt

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90 - 10080 - 8970 - 7960 - 6950 - 5940 - 4930 - 3920 - 2910 - 190 - 9No data

Highly Corrupt

Very Clean

2014 CPI Score

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38 Sri Lanka 9338 Timor-Leste 9337 Vietnam 9636 Thailand 10135 Mongolia 10634 Nepal 11334 Philippines 11332 Pakistan 12029 Laos 13029 Maldives 13029 Myanmar 13028 Papua New

Guinea137

26 Bangladesh 14620 Cambodia 16217 Korea, North 17216 Afghanistan 173

87 New Zealand 185 Singapore 477 Australia 1276 Hong Kong 1673 Japan 2068 Bhutan 2565 Taiwan 2860 Brunei

Darussalam35

59 Korea, South 3953 Malaysia 5146 Vanuatu 6442 Solomon Islands 7741 China 8041 India 8040 Indonesia 85

SCORE COUNTRY/TERRITORY RANK

ASIA PACIFIC

45/100AVERAGE SCORE

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONSINDEX 2019

SCORE

0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-100 No data

Very Clean

Highly Corrupt

This work from Transparency International (2020) is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0