Transparency International has unveiled the Corruption Perception Index for 2024, illustrating a worsening state of corruption in Pakistan. The nation’s global position has plummeted to the 135th spot, marking a notable decline in the rankings.
In a further drop on the Corruption Perception Index, Pakistan’s standing has sunk to 27, a shift from the 29th position it held in 2023. These rankings take into account comprehensive data derived from 8 diverse sources. Notably, Pakistan’s overall score in the Corruption Index was 233 in 2023 and descended to 216 in 2024. Despite these changes, the index score concerning legal action or punishment against officials who have abused their powers remains consistently low at 21.
Transparency International has revealed an intriguing change in the score representing the misuse of public resources and associated indices within Pakistan, as the score has gently reduced from a concerning 20 down to 18. Moreover, the score measuring bribery facing businesses or engagement with corrupt activities has impressively decreased, dropping from 35 to 32. Yet, the index reflecting the corruption in the political system has slightly crept up from 32 to 33.
Regrettably, the index describing the accountability within government institutions and public servants, along with state capture by influential entities, witnessed an increase, climbing from 35 to 39. Meanwhile, the score concerning the distribution of public funds to individuals or companies through corrupt means has notably fallen from 45 to 33.
In addition, Transparency International reported that the score for executive, judiciary, military, and legislative use of public resources for personal gains has slightly ascended from 25 to 26. However, an encouraging reduction in public sector corruption, involving executives, judiciary, and legislative branches, saw a decrease from 20 to 14.
Within the broader context of the Corruption Perceptions Index, Denmark proudly maintains its first-place position, followed closely by Finland in second place, while Singapore occupies the third spot. Meanwhile, the United States has slipped to a rank of 28, India holds the 96th position, Turkey stands at 107, Bangladesh finds itself at 151, with Afghanistan at 165.