Afghanistan Peace CampaignAfghanistan scored 17 out of 100 on the organization’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which is three points lower than its 2023 score.
According to the report, Afghanistan scored 17 out of 100 on the organization’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which is three points lower than its 2023 score. The country had previously scored 20 in 2023 and 24 in 2022.
In this index, a score of 100 indicates the absence of corruption in the public sector, while a score of zero represents widespread corruption. The report places Denmark (90 points), Finland (88 points), and Singapore (84 points) at the top of the ranking, while South Sudan (8 points), Somalia (9 points), and Venezuela (10 points) are at the bottom.
It is important to note that the Corruption Perceptions Index is not based on public opinion. Instead, it is compiled using surveys and data from 13 different external sources, including assessments from experts and business executives. However, Transparency International itself is not directly involved in the process.
The index takes into account factors such as: bribery, diversion of public funds, officials using their public office for private gain without facing consequences, ability of governments to contain corruption in the public sector, excessive red tape in the public sector which may increase opportunities for corruption, nepotistic appointments in the civil service, laws ensuring that public officials must disclose their finances and potential conflicts of interest, kegal protection for people who report cases of bribery and corruption, state capture by narrow vested interests and access to information on public affairs/government activities.
However, some factors are not considered corruption in this index, such as: citizens’ direct perceptions or experience of corruption, tax fraud, illicit financial flows, enablers of corruption (lawyers, accountants, financial advisors etc), money-laundering, private sector corruption and informal economies and markets.
Since 2012, Afghanistan’s lowest score in this index was 8 (in 2012), while its highest score was 24 (in 2022).