BANGKOK: Thailand fell six locations within the newest Corruption Perceptions Index, launched at present (Jan 25) by Transparency Worldwide.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on stage campaigning in opposition to corruption, on Worldwide Anti-corruption Day on Dec 9, 2019, at Muang Thong Thani. Thailand subsequently dropped six locations to 110th within the 2021 corruption notion index launched at present (Jan 25). Picture: Pornprom Satrabhaya
The nation was positioned 110th with a rating of 35 out of 100 within the 2021 survey, a drop from 104th a 12 months in the past, when it additionally scored another level, stories the Bangkok Post.
The 2021 report didn’t present particulars of the slide, however Thailand was far under the worldwide common rating of 45.
The anti-corruption company solely mentioned international locations within the Asia-Pacific area wanted to make extra effort to deal with corruption.
“The inertia on the index continues alongside the Mekong River in Laos (30), Thailand (35), Cambodia (23) and Vietnam (39),” it mentioned.
Thailand’s newest rating matched its lowest level in 2013 and 2017. The nation’s rating of 36 was secure for 2019-2020.
Singapore was the highest performer in Southeast Asia and fourth least corrupt on the planet with a rating of 85. Malaysia was additionally forward of Thailand, at 62nd with 48.
Denmark, Finland, New Zealand shared the highest place with a rating of 88, whereas Norway and Sweden had been positioned equal with Singapore.
Essentially the most corrupt nation, in accordance with Transparency Interantional, was South Sudan, eventually place amongst 180 international locations. Its rating was solely 11.
The rankings of different members of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations had been under Thailand. Brunei was not within the survey. Cambodia was final in Southeast Asia at 157th, 17 positions under Myanmar.
The Corruption Perceptions Index, compiled yearly since 1995, ranks international locations and territories based mostly on perceived ranges of public sector corruption, in accordance with surveys of consultants and businesspeople.
The index makes use of a scale of zero to 100, with zero that means extremely corrupt and nations scoring near 100 factors being virtually freed from corruption.
