According to the latest Transparency International report, Afghanistan, under Taliban control, has dropped to the 162nd position, with the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score of 20, in the 2023 anti-corruption index.
In the previous year, in 2022, Afghanistan held the 150th position among 180 countries, maintaining the same score.
In 2021, Afghanistan was ranked 174th among 180 countries globally, with a score of 16 points.
Denmark has been ranked first among countries in the world with a score of 90. Finland and New Zealand with scores of 87 and 85 are in the second and third place respectively.
In the meantime, Somalia is known as the most corrupt country in the world with a CPI score of 11, falling two places as compared to last year.
In the fight against corruption, Afghanistan finds itself alongside countries like Sudan, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Chad, Comoros, and Eritrea.
Transparency International reports that among the 180 countries surveyed, nearly two-thirds scored below 50 in the corruption index.
In contrast to 2022, Iran has been ranked 149, experiencing a decrease in its corruption score.
In its analysis of the decrease in transparency in some countries, this organisation has said that the global trend of weakening judicial systems allows corruption to grow by reducing the accountability of government officials.
According to this organisation, even in countries that rank high in the anti-corruption index, impunity has caused corruption to increase in some countries.
According to the report of Transparency International Organisation, several countries with a high score have also been involved in many cross-border corruption cases, which has caused them to resort to bribery when doing business abroad.
According to this assessment, the top-scoring countries often fail to prosecute transnational corruption agents and their associates.
