Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 - Executive Summary

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2018 8 ASIA PACIFIC 90 - 100 80 - 89 70 - 79 60 - 69 50 - 59 40 - 49 30 - 39 20 - 29 10 - 19 0 - 9 No data Highly Corrupt Very Clean 2014 CPI Score 38 Sri Lanka 89 37 Mongolia 93 36 Philippines 99 36 Thailand 99 35 Timor-Leste 105 33 Pakistan 117 33 Vietnam 117 31 Maldives 124 31 Nepal 124 29 Laos 132 29 Myanmar 132 28 Papua New Guinea 138 26 Bangladesh 149 20 Cambodia 161 16 Afghanistan 172 14 Korea, North 176 87 New Zealand 2 85 Singapore 3 77 Australia 13 76 Hong Kong 14 73 Japan 18 68 Bhutan 25 63 Brunei Darussalam 31 63 Taiwan 31 57 Korea, South 45 47 Malaysia 61 46 Vanuatu 64 44 Solomon Islands 70 41 India 78 39 China 87 38 Indonesia 89 SCORE COUNTRY/TERRITORY RANK 44 /100 AVERAGE SCORE The Asia Pacific region is stagnating in the fight against corruption. A lack of progress is unsurprising given the prevalence of weak democratic institutions, and a lack of laws and enforcement mechanisms, all of which typically contribute to higher rates of corruption. However, with two countries in the top 10, and two in the bottom 10, the region is highly diverse in its anti-corruption approach. Massive public mobilisation against corruption and voter turnout resulted in new governments and anti-corruption reforms in India , Malaysia , the Maldives , and Pakistan . Despite these encouraging developments, we are yet to see how they translate into solid action , especially when it comes to combatting elusive forms of grand corruption. COUNTRIES TO WATCH