GLOBAL CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
- January 2, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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GLOBAL CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
Subject: International Reports
Context: India and China both share the 80th rank with a CPI score of 41 in the Global Corruption Perception Index 2019—an empirical measure for corruption accepted worldwide.
Concept:
- Released by Transparency International from 1995.
- This index is annually released (once a year.)
- Corruption is defined as the misuse of public power for private benefit by Corruption Perception Index.
- It ranks about 180 countries globally.
- Transparency International undertakes multiple surveys and assessments from different international organizations including the World Bank.