{"id":355907,"date":"2026-02-12T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355907"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:10:44","slug":"corruption-perceptions-index-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/corruption-perceptions-index-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Corruption Perceptions Index 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India climbed five places to 91st rank out of 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Corruption Perceptions Index 2025<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption<b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Released by: <\/b>It is released annually by <strong>Transparency International<\/strong>, a German registered association, since 1995.<\/li>\n<li><b>Total Countries Involved: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The index <\/span><b>ranked 182 countries and territories in 2025.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Scale Used: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results are given on a scale <\/span><b>from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Methodology Used<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The methodology was <\/span><b>revised in 2012 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for consistent comparison across countries and years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves selecting data sources, rescaling them to a uniform 0\u2013100 scale, aggregating results, and estimating uncertainty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>uses 13 surveys and assessments from 12 institutions.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Findings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Top Performers:<\/b> <b>Denmark scored 89<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by <\/span><b>Finland with 88 and Singapore with 84.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bottom Performers:<\/b> <b>South Sudan and Somalia scored 9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while Venezuela scored 10.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>India\u2019s Performance in 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India ranked 91st with a one-point increase in score and improved from 96th position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India scored 39 and was listed among countries dangerous for journalists reporting on corruption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report noted slow anti-corruption progress in the Asia Pacific region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- India climbed five places to 91st rank out of 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025. About Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. Released by: It is released annually by Transparency International, a German registered association, since 1995. 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