Bangladesh has slipped in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, scoring 24 out of 100 and ranking 13th from the bottom worldwide, showing a decline from last year.
Although the country’s score increased by one point its position weakened in both global and regional rankings.
Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), shared these findings at a press conference held on Tuesday morning to announce the index.
In 2024, Bangladesh ranked 151st scoring 23.
The CPI scores countries on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 indicating the highest level of corruption and 100 representing the highest level of governance.
According to the latest index, Bangladesh has the second-lowest score in South Asia, ahead of only Afghanistan which scored 16.
From 2012 to 2022, Bangladesh’s CPI score ranged between 25 and 28.
However, it dropped to 24 in 2023 and further declined to 23 in 2024, falling three points below the 13-year average.
Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said that the one point increase in Bangladesh’s score this year appears to reflect positive perceptions regarding the immediate prospects for democratic transition and accountable governance following the July uprising.
"The subsequent realities of the state reform process were not reflected in the index as the relevant data sources covered earlier periods. As a result, the lack of tangible progress in state reforms meant that Bangladesh’s score and ranking did not witness any significant positive change in real terms," he also said.
