Corruption increased in Nepal and India, decreased in China: CIP report

Kathmandu. The government has been saying that it has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards corruption. Whether it was during Sushil Koirala’s tenure or the current KP Sharma Oli’s tenure, every Prime Minister has been saying that he has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards corruption. Prime Minister Oli has repeatedly said in public that he does not look at the face of the corrupt. However, corruption in Nepal has been increasing instead of decreasing.

The Corruption Perception Index report released by Transparency International on Thursday shows that corruption has increased in Nepal. Nepal is ranked One Hundred 17th out of 180 countries in the list of countries that reduce corruption.

According to Transparency International’s report, in 2019, Nepal was ranked 113th in the list. In the year 2021, it has risen 4 places. New Zealand, the least corrupt country in the world, scored 88 points out of 100, while Nepal scored only 33 points.

According to the report, neighboring India ranks 86th in the list. This means that corruption is lower in India than in Nepal. However, compared to 2019, in the year 2020, corruption has also increased in India and has risen to the 86th position in the list.

In China, however, corruption has declined. China improved two places from the previous year to 78th place in 2020. Bhutan is 24th, Maldives is 75th, Sri Lanka is 94th, Pakistan is 124th, Bangladesh is 146th and Afghanistan is 165th.

According to the report, New Zealand and Denmark are the least corrupt countries in the world. The third least corrupt countries are Finland, Switzerland, Singapore and Sweden. Norway is seventh, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany are ninth, and Canada is 11th. The UK, Australia and Hong Kong are also ranked 11th. Japan is 19th and the United States is 25th.