Sri Lanka slips down global corruption perception rankings

Sri Lanka fell 8 places in Transparency International’s corruption perception index (CPI) for 2021, with the state now ranking 102^nd in the world.

With a score of 37/100, Sri Lanka drops behind countries such as Vietnam, India, China and East Timor. The latest ranking is the second worst score it has received from Transparency International

“Transparency International notes that the global COVID-19 pandemic has been used in many countries as an excuse to curtail basic freedoms and side-step important checks and balances,” said Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in a statement.

“It adds that despite the increasing international momentum to end the abuse of anonymous shell companies, many high-scoring countries with relatively “clean” public sectors continue to enable transnational corruption.”

The latest fall in Sri Lanka’s rankings comes as the island faces a massive economic crisis.