PUTRAJAYA, Aug 20 – The president of Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) Dr Muhammad Mohan is confident that Malaysia can reach the 25th position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by 2033 if the government and people unite to fight corruption in this country.
He said this is because to reach the 25th position in the CPI as targeted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by the target year requires the efforts and commitment of all parties.
“In these nine years, until 2033 there needs to be a holistic change and this requires the cooperation of all including the public and private sectors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and political leaders,” he told Bernama in conjunction with this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) celebrations .
Muhammad said that although there has been progress in the government’s efforts to fight corruption, global assessments show that Malaysia’s achievement in the CPI is still unsatisfactory.
According to Muhammad, since 2012, Malaysia’s performance in the CPI has been inconsistent, with scores ranging from 47 to 53.
The CPI score refers to 0 being considered very corrupt and 100 being considered very clean.
In 2019, Malaysia achieved the highest score with 53 points, but the achievement decreased in the following years, especially after the political instability from 2020 to 2022.
Muhammad said that due to the score not increasing significantly, Malaysia’s position in the CPI was between 57 and 62 in the period from 2020 to 2022 out of 180 countries assessed.
In 2023, Malaysia was ranked 57, compared to 61 the previous year.
