CPI 2020: Asia Pacific
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The Asia Pacific region struggles to combat corruption and tackle the profound health and economic impact of COVID-19.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
2021 Rank
174/180
2021 Score
16/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
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Asia Pacific: little to no progress on anti-corruption
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With an average score of just 44 for three consecutive years, the Asia Pacific region is making little progress in the fight against corruption. Why is Asia Pacific making little…
Slow, Imperfect Progress across Asia Pacific
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While no country in the Asia Pacific region scores a perfect 100, not even New Zealand or Singapore, which both experienced their share of scandals in the last year, our analysis…
No sustainable development without tackling corruption: the importance of tracking SDG 16
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12 Transparency International Chapters are at the UN in New York City to share their findings measuring national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 16, “Peace, Justice…
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Policy, SDGs and Fighting Corruption for the People: A Civil Society Report on Afghanistan’s Sustainable Development Goals
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This report provides independent analysis to complement and scrutinise the Afghani government's official progress reports related to SDG targets that focus directly on corruption.
Collective Commitment to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies: Synthesis Report
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This report presents synthesis findings from four case studies developed under the Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies (CREATE)…
Collective Commitment to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies: Afghanistan report
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This report presents findings from the Afghanistan case study for the Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies (CREATE) initiative, led by…
Bridging the gaps: enhancing the effectiveness of Afghanistan’s anti-corruption agencies
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The future of Afghanistan as a viable democratic state, capable of providing security and a strong foundation for its people to prosper, is undermined by the widespread, systemic…
