Malaysia drops one spot in latest Corruption Perceptions Index

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dropped by one place in 2016, with the country now ranked 55th out of 176 countries.

Malaysia also dropped one point in the index, scoring 49 out of 100, said a report by global graft monitor Transparency International.

Denmark and New Zealand came in as joint first places as "clean" countries, while Somalia with a score of 10 came in last, preceded by South Sudan which scored 11.

According to the report, 69 per cent of the 176 countries on CPI 2016 scored below 50, adding that this year, more countries declined in the index, not improved.

The CPI scale indicates that zero is perceived to be highly corrupted while 100 is perceived to be very clean.

Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) president Datuk Akhbar Satar, at a press conference today, explained why Malaysia's CPI index dropped despite the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) aggressive war against corruption.

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