Corruption Perceptions Index 2025:
India has climbed to the 91st position on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reflecting a slight improvement from its 96th rank in the previous year.
- The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released annually by Transparency International, ranks 182 countries and territories based on perceived levels of public sector corruption.
- It uses a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). India’s rank of 91st with a score of 39 indicates that while digitalization and reforms have prevented a decline, the country still struggles with bureaucratic opacity and weak enforcement.
- Top and Bottom Performers: Denmark remains the cleanest country (score: 89), while Somalia and South Sudan remain at the bottom (score: 9).
