Corruption in emerging democracies

The perception that the country is corrupt cannot be changed without effort of all state organs.

Nepal secures a ‘D’ in the World Economics Corruption grade and is ranked 110th among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued by Transparency International. The corruption rank in the country averaged 124.6 from 2004 until 2022, reaching an all-time high of 154 in 2011 and a record low of 90 in 2004. While there has been a slight improvement in CPI, it has not met people’s aspirations to live in a low-corruption milieu.