The international organization Transparency International released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. Kyrgyzstan scored 27 out of 100 points, same as last year, and only 140th place out of 185 countries (last year, there were 183 countries). Transparency International notes above all that the position of the country is not the main factor of this rating, since the number of countries can increase or decrease, and the main indicator of this rating is the number of points received.
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (PIK) is a composite index that measures the level of perception of corruption in the public sector of different countries. It is compiled based on surveys of experts and entrepreneurs, conducted by independent organizations around the world, and has been published annually since 1995.
It is possible to compare the results of the VCI from different years since 2012. Countries are ranked on a scale from 0 to 100 points, where zero indicates the highest level of perception of corruption and one hundred – the lowest.
This year, the index is led by Denmark (90 points), followed by Finland and New Zealand (87 points each). Strong democratic institutions and respect for human rights also make this country one of the most peaceful according to the Global Peace Index.
South Sudan (13 points), Syria (13 points) and Somalia (12 points) close the ranking.
Among the CIS countries, Georgia (56 points) and Armenia (46 points) occupy the first places, Kazakhstan has 36 points, having worsened its position by one point compared to last year – 37 points .
Uzbekistan continues to improve its position – 28 points in 2021 and 31 points in 2022, overtaking Kyrgyzstan for the second consecutive year. Closes the ranking of CIS countries – Turkmenistan with 19 points.
This table shows the level of corruption in Kyrgyzstan from 2012 to 2022.
The indicators in the table show the high level of corruption in Kyrgyzstan over the decade, which in no case can exceed 30 points.
For many years, various national sustainable development programs, anti-corruption strategies have been developed in the country, but many of them remained unimplemented, and most importantly, no one was punished for their non-implementation. execution. All this has been accompanied by the absence of a real public debate on these programs and strategies.
The reason for such a high level of corruption during the decade was the absence of serious restrictions that would allow officials to maximize their power and enter public service on the basis of the principle of loyalty and kinship.
The absence of such restrictions has led to poor quality state administration and weak implementation of the principles of power supremacy, as a result of which we have a poor quality state and a quality bureaucracy , which are insurmountable obstacles in the fight against corruption, notes Transparency International.
