Kathmandu. According to the Corruption Perception Index 2025 released by Transparency International Nepal (TI), Nepal has secured 34 points this year as well. The index indicates that there has been no significant improvement in the situation of controlling corruption while maintaining the same score as last year.
Nepal is in the medium to weak position with 34 points out of 100 out of 100 countries in the index. According to the index, a score of 0 is the most corrupt and a score of 100 is the most transparent country. As per the data released by TI Nepal, the index was based on data from the World Bank, World Economic Forum, Bertelsmann Foundation, Global Insight, World Justice Project, V-DEM and other international organisations.
Among the South Asian countries, Bhutan has got the highest score of 71, followed by India (39), Maldives (39), Sri Lanka (35), Pakistan (28), Bangladesh (24) and Afghanistan (16). Neighbouring China scored 43 points. Corruption is a serious problem in most South Asian countries except Bhutan. Political instability, poor governance, abuse of public office, impunity and lack of transparency have been cited as the main reasons for the lack of improvement in the index.
The report states that although people’s movement, youth activism and civic pressure have increased, they have not been translated into substantive policy and structural reforms. TI Nepal has concluded that the risk of corruption is still high in public service delivery, contracting, tax system and judicial process. TI Nepal has stressed on strengthening political will, full implementation of laws, independent judiciary, transparent administration and citizen participation to control corruption. This year, 182 countries were included in the index, which was prepared by TI to assess the situation of corruption around the world.
The global average has dropped by one point to 42 compared to the previous year. According to the index, a score of 100 is very transparent and a score of 0 indicates a very corrupt situation. The number of countries scoring more than 80 points in the index has decreased from 12 a decade ago to five in 2025. Since 2012, more than 50 countries have seen a weakening level of anti-corruption measures, with only 31 countries showing improvements, according to the TI. Overall, two-thirds of the world’s countries scored less than 50.
Denmark topped the index for the eighth year in a row as the least corrupt country with 89 points. South Sudan and Somalia are the most corrupt countries with a score of nine each. TI Nepal’s Chairman Madan Krishna Sharma said that Nepal’s score remained stable at 34 this year as compared to the previous year, which is an indication that the governments have not been able to take concrete steps against corruption. Nepal’s assessment was done on the basis of data on good governance from six international agencies up to August 2025.
According to Sharma, the country has suffered huge loss of life and property due to corruption, good governance has become weak and dissatisfaction among the citizens has increased. “It is against this background that the recent Zenji and youth movements were focused on corruption,” he said, adding, “Strong commitment of the political leadership, full implementation of the law, adherence to international commitments and strengthening of regulatory bodies are essential to control corruption.” ”
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