Corruption in Nepal

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Corruption in Nepal (Nepali : नेपालमा भ्रष्टाचार) is widespread and extends to every sector from the government to the judiciary, police, health services, and education. [1]

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Overview

Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Nepal a score of 34. When ranked by score, Nepal ranked 100th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [2] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region [Note 1] was 84, the average score was 44 and the lowest score was 16. [3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180). [4]

Notable scandals

Notes

  1. ↑ Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A year of corruption". The Record. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "CPI 2024 for Asia Pacific: Leaders failing to stop corruption amid an escalating climate crisis". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Nepal". Transparency.org. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tax stamp scandal and its impacts". The Record. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Govt blacklists controversial Omni Business Corporate International for a year". My Republica. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Biggest corruption case in Nepal's history". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "CIAA files case against x-IRD chief Sharma, two others for revenue leakage worth over Rs 1 billion". My Republica. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "TSC officials booked". The Himalayan Times. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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