Issues surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad and the RM2.6bil donation were among reasons why Malaysia slipped four points down the global corruption perception index (CPI).
The survey of the CPI of 168 nations for 2015 revealed the country’s score dropped from 52% to 50% compared to 2014 while its ranking slid from 50 to 54.
Transparency International Malaysia president Datuk Akhbar Satar (pic) said the recent controversy surrounding 1MDB and the RM2.6bil donations contributed to the drop.
“There were 175 countries that were surveyed last year.
“However, seven countries were not included in the survey which would have pushed our ranking down further,” he said during the announcement of the global CPI here on Wednesday.
Among the nations that scored the top marks were Denmark (91%), Finland (90%), Sweden (89%), New Zealand (88%), Netherlands and Norway (87%).
Among the nations to score the lowest were Angola, South Sudan, Sudan, Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia.
