In 2021, Singapore was perceived to be the least corrupt country in Southeast Asia, reaching a corruption index score of 83 out of 100. Comparatively, Cambodia was perceived to be the most corrupt country across the ASEAN region, with a corruption index score of 24 out of 100.
Corruption perception index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by country
scale from 0 (high corruption) to 100 (no corruption)
Supplementary notes
To compile the corruption perception index, data is pooled from various surveys and studies and a score between 0 and 100 is calculated. A score of 0 indicates high perceptions of corruption and a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived in the respective country. The original author does not provide details of exactly where data is sourced from to calculate this index.
ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is a political and economic union composed of the ten member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Transparency International. (January 26, 2023). Corruption perception index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/651015/most-corrupt-countries-asean-region/
Transparency International. "Corruption perception index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by country." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651015/most-corrupt-countries-asean-region/
Transparency International. (2023). Corruption perception index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651015/most-corrupt-countries-asean-region/
Transparency International. "Corruption Perception Index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/651015/most-corrupt-countries-asean-region/
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Corruption perception index in Southeast Asia in 2022, by country [Graph], Transparency International, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/651015/most-corrupt-countries-asean-region/
