Pakistan Drops Three Spots On Global Corruption Perceptions Index
Pakistan has been ranked 120 out of 180 countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019, according to a report released by Transparency International (TI), an international non-governmental organization based in Berlin.
Pakistan's score, 32/100, is one below its score last year and well below the CPI average of 43 for the year 2019 showing that the corruption has increased in the country. Pakistan was ranked at the 117th place for the years 2017 and 2018.
In the index, the average score for Asia-Pacific is 45 out of 100, showing Afghanistan as 'highly corrupt' with a score of 16. New Zealand was on the top of the ranking in the region with a score of 87 followed by Singapore ranked fourth with a score of 85.