Vietnam’s Corruption Perception Ranking Declines in 2018
In the latest 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International, Vietnam ranked 117th amongst 180 countries and territories, dropping by 10 places compared to 2017. It scored 33 points out of 100 in the 2018 CPI, down two points compared to 2017.
This was a surprising result as Vietnam has made significant efforts in its fight against corruption since 2016.
During the 2012-15 period, Vietnam scored 31 points, while in 2016 and 2017, it scored 33 and 35 points respectively.
In the region, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore saw an improvement in their rankings, while others excluding Cambodia witnessed a decline.
The CPI index ranks 180 countries and territories and countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople. The index scores include a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
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