In 2022, Malaysia had a Corruption Perception Index score of 47 points, down by one point from the previous year. 2018 saw the watershed elections in Malaysia, and the fall of Malaysia's then prime minister Najib Razak, who had been embroiled in a corruption scandal involving the misappropriation of the country's sovereign wealth funds.
Corruption Perceptions Index of Malaysia from 2013 to 2022
The Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being highly corrupt and 100 being very clean.
The average index score for Asia-Pacific in 2021 is 45.
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Transparency International. (January 31, 2023). Corruption Perceptions Index of Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945441/malaysia-corruptions-perceptions-index/
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Transparency International. (2023). Corruption Perceptions Index of Malaysia from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945441/malaysia-corruptions-perceptions-index/
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