Malaysia slips in corruption perception index score

President of Transparency International Malaysia Dr. Muhammad Mohan showing the Malaysia's score in Corruption Perceptions Index 2022. —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has slipped one point in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score from 48 points in 2021 to 47 points out of 180 countries, says Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M).

TI-M president Dr Muhammad Mohan said that although the drop may seem small, the implication is that the nation was regressing in efforts to tackle corruption.