Bangladesh deteriorates on TIB Corruption Perceptions Index

Bangladesh has ranked 12th in the list of most corrupt among 180 countries, deteriorating from last year’s 13th place, in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022 by global graft watchdog Transparency International.

The information was presented during a webinar by the Bangladesh chapter of the organisation on Tuesday.

In the global index, Bangladesh ranks 147th from the top among 180 countries, the same as in 2021. Counting from the bottom, the rank is 12th.

Among the eight South Asian countries, Bangladesh continues to be the second-most corrupt country in South Asia. Afghanistan earned the top spot in the region by scoring 24.

The CPI uses a scale of 0 to 100, which means 100 is very clean and 0 is the most corrupt.

Bangladesh’s score in the latest index is 25. This score was 26 in 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Meanwhile, Denmark secured the top position with a score of 90.