Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
The recently released Corruption Perceptions Index CPI is very useful from UPSC and other competitive exam points of view.
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What is the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that ranks various countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.”
Who publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?
The CPI index is published annually by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Transparency International since 1995.
What is Transparency International?
Transparency International is a non-profit and non-governmental organization registered in Germany in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank to combat global corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures and to prevent criminal activities arising from corruption. The headquarters of Transparency International is in Berlin, Germany.
Transparency International annually publishes the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index after surveying thousands across geographies.
Who is the chairperson of Transparency International?
As of January 2024, Francois Valerian is the chairperson and Daniel Eriksson is the CEO of Transparency International.
What is Corruption?
As defined by Transparency International in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) index, corruption is the “abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development, and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division, and the environmental crisis.
How is the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) method calculated?
Since it is difficult to measure absolute levels of corruption, Transparency International measures the perception of corruption. Since 2012 CPI has considered 13 different surveys and assessments from 12 different institutions, including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit, African Development Bank, etc.
Based on the above surveys and assessments, each country is ranked on a score of 0 to 100, where 0 is the most corrupt and 100 is the cleanest or least corrupt. The index is ranked from least corrupt (score of 100) to the most corrupt (score of 0).
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Written By: Brijesh Singh