Commenting on the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International, Co-founder and Director of Pavocat, Professor Lee Marler said, “The publication of the latest Corruption Perceptions Index yields few surprises. It shows that most nations are not fully tackling corruption and can improve.”
Prof. Marler continued, “There are several performances to note, including improvements in Ukraine, the United Kingdom slipping five points, and the continuing challenges faced by African nations struggling to deal with corruption.”
Notable performances in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index
- While Ukraine is still firmly in the lower half of the index, efforts to tackle corrruption are slowly moving the nation up the rankings. There is much to do, and the sackings and resignations of senior politicians and officials in January 2023 following allegations of corruption show that these efforts are bearing some fruit, but that there are still serious challenges to face.
- Unsurprisingly Russia has fallen in the rankings this year, and is still scoring 28 points, the same as it did in 2012. The gangster mentality of Putin and his Oligarchs and the illegal war in Ukraine appear to be maintaining Russia’s poor performance.
- South Africa has fallen one place in the rankings, and has struggled to shake off the reputational damage caused by the corrupt activities of former President Jacob Zuma as well as more recent allegations and the recent vote of confidence faced by President Ramaphosa.
- In general African nations continue to struggle with most in the bottom half of the rankings. The bottom ten are disproportionately nations in Africa. Nations continue to struggle to make gains, and this could be attributed to the continued actions of Chinese and Russian actors on the African continent.
- The United Kingdom has fallen by five places, possibly due to various scandals including PPE and cash for questions scandals.