CPI 2024 for Asia Pacific: Leaders failing to stop corruption amid an escalating climate crisis
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In the region most prone to natural disasters, governments across Asia Pacific are still not delivering on anti-corruption pledges.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
Scoring 182 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Malaysia has a score of 52 this year, with a change of 2 since last year, meaning it ranks 54 out of 182 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Malaysia in CPI 2024 for Asia Pacific: Leaders failing to stop corruption amid an escalating climate crisis
Malaysia
- Score
- 52/100
- Rank
- 54/182
- Score change
Score changes 2012 - 2025
Global Corruption Barometer
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
71%
Percentage of people who think government corruption is a big problem*
13%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Asia - 2020
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CPI 2023 for Asia Pacific: Regional stagnation marked by inadequate delivery of anti-corruption commitments
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For five years in a row, the Asia Pacific region has shown little to no progress in the fight against corruption due to failure to deliver on anti-corruption agendas.
CPI 2022 for Asia Pacific: Basic freedoms restricted as anti-corruption efforts neglected
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As authoritarianism grows and restrictions on civic space and basic freedoms imposed during the pandemic remain in place, the region stagnates for the fourth year in a row.
CPI 2021 for Asia Pacific: Grand corruption and lack of freedoms holding back progress
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Asia has witnessed 10 years of mass movements calling for action against corruption, but much of this public outrage has been co-opted by populist leaders and…
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Global Corruption Barometer: Asia 2020
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The Global Corruption Barometer – Asia is the largest, most detailed set of public opinion data on people’s views and experiences of corruption and bribery in Asia.
People’s Experiences of Corruption: Implications for Business in South-East Asia
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There is a strong link between corruption and the private sector that is important to acknowledge, especially within growing economies such as those in South-East Asia.
People and corruption: Asia Pacific – Global corruption barometer
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We spoke to 21,861 people in 16 countries, regions and territories across the Asia Pacific region about their perceptions and experiences of corruption.
