The Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 176 countries on a scale of
0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).
In the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Wednesday July
26 by the Berlin-based ​organisation, Somalia was ranked the most
corrupt country in the world for the 10th straight year.
Transparency International estimates that, “corruption, bribery, theft and tax evasion, cost developing countries US $1.26 trillion per year.”
Chairman of the group, José Ugaz, said in the most corrupt countries, “we
often see democracies in decline and a disturbing pattern of attempts
to crack down on civil society, limit press freedom, and weaken the
independence of the judiciary.”
The 2016 CPI, showed that 122 of the 176 countries ranked finished
with a score below 50, which Transparency International identifies as
having a “serious corruption problem.”
The countries topping the list are generally clustered in Africa
and Central Asia Several war-torn nations, such as South Sudan, Syria,
Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Iraq which are ranked in the top 10
Meanwhile, Denmark (90 points) was ranked as the least corrupt
nation in the world for the fifth straight year. New Zealand tied for
the top spot, while Finland, Sweden and Switzerland round out the top
five.
The Corruption Perceptions Index conducted by Transparency International, commenced in the year 1995.
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