Transparency International

Corruption Perceptions Index 2017

Rank

96 / 180

A country's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries in the index. Learn more.

Score

37 / 100

A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Learn more.

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Slow, Imperfect Progress across Asia Pacific

While no country in the Asia Pacific region scores a perfect 100, not even New Zealand or Singapore, which both experienced their share of scandals in the last year, our analysis reveals little progress across the region.

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Best practices in tax amnesty and asset repatriation programmes

Real lives, real stories: the Asia Pacific region

Unearthing corruption risks in mining approvals

From resource-rich West Africans nations, to the mining giants of the Pacific and North America, every time a government signs a deal to allow mining of its natural resources there are corruption risks – no matter where that country is.

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Procedural reforms in the judiciary to fight impunity

Combatting corruption in mining approvals

Anti-Corrruption Agencies must start prosecuting the powerful to gain credibility

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Successful anti-corruption reforms

How to make anti-corruption agencies accountable and independent

Anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) are key to the fight against corruption, but to do this they need to be independent, publicly accountable and well-funded and staffed. In our new report we publish our findings of research into the strengths and weaknesses of ACAs in six Asian countries.

Strengthening Anti-Corruption Agencies in Asia Pacific