“Transparency International” announces Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI 2023) for 2023

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Transparency Azerbaijan, a national chapter of Transparency International in Azerbaijan, presents the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International ranks countries based on the degree of perception of corruption in the public sector. The Index is prepared on the basis of various surveys and assessments conducted by a number of influential international institutions. The CPI is an assessment of perceptions of corruption in the public sector.

François Valérian, Chair of Transparency International, said: “Corruption will continue to thrive until justice systems can punish wrongdoing and keep governments in check. When justice is bought or politically interfered with, it is the people who suffer. Leaders should fully invest in and guarantee the independence of institutions that uphold the law and tackle corruption. It is time to end impunity for corruption.”

The CPI2023 global average remains unchanged at 43 for the twelfth year in a row, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50. This indicates serious corruption problems.

The rating is prepared according to a rating scale of 0-100 points, where 100 points stands for very clean, and 0 points indicates a very high level of perceived corruption.

In 2023, Azerbaijan ranks 154th out of 180 countries surveyed in the CPI with 23 points. According to the results of 2022, Azerbaijan has advanced 3 steps up.

Over the past 6 years, Azerbaijan’s indicators have been as follows: :

Year	CPI point	Place in global ranking	Number of countries surveyed in the CPI
2023	23	154	180
2022	23	157	180
2021	30	128	180
2020	30	129	180
2019	30	126	180
2018	25	152	180

A total of 13 different reports were used in the preparation of the overall CPI. These reports assess the position of countries on a number of political, economic and social criteria that affect the effectiveness of their anti-corruption policiesy. Information about Azerbaijan was prepared on the basis of 6 different sources. A complete list of sources can be found in the «Questions and Answers» document attached hereto.

Transparency Azerbaijan calls for more measures to be taken by the govenrment to strengthen criminal prosecution in the field of fighting corruption in accordance with global challenges, to implement more effective measures to ensure transparency and accountability in areas with a high risk of corruption, to carry out large-scale reforms aimed at improving the business environment, to strengthen the potential of civil society, take steps to make state companies more accountable by strengthen responsibility.