Malaysia drops 5 rungs in annual global corruption index

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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s global rank in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 (CPI 2021) dropped five rungs, a stark contrast to the improvement seen after the 14th general election.

The country ranked 62 out of 100 in the latest report – the lowest since the methodology was revised in 2012. In 2020, it had ranked 57, a slight decrease from 51 in 2019.

In terms of score, Malaysia also dropped to 48 out of 100 from the 51 in 2020.

Source: FMT