The recent statistics of Transparency International show that the Pakistan Corruption Index 2025 is a mixed result published on Tuesday. Although the country has marginally improved its score, the country has unfortunately fallen in terms of ranking across the world.
As per the report, the score of Pakistan in the Pakistan Corruption Index 2025 increased to 28/100, as compared to 27/100 a year before. The index is used to gauge the perceived level of corruption in the public-sector where 0 would mean it is highly corrupt, and 100 would mean it is very clean.
Although this was a one-point improvement, the situation in the country became weaker in the global ranking. Pakistan has been seen to decline to 136th position among 182 countries and territories against its last position of 135 among 180 countries in 2024.
Governance Reforms and IMF Recommendations
Transparency International observed that though Pakistan has made first steps in the direction of reforms in its governance system, the outcomes of the Pakistan Corruption Index 2025 show that there is still a lot to do.
The watchdog pointed out that the long-term improvements will rely on the successful execution of:
Governance Reforms: Reinforcing institutional autonomy.
Anti-Corruption Measures: The ones stipulated in the IMF Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment.
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— Transparency International (@anticorruption) February 10, 2026
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Global Trends & Media Safety
The report brings out a disheartening pattern in the world. Denmark was first in the list with a score of 89 and nations such as Somalia got lower than 10.
Another stern warning was on press freedom that was issued by the report. It pointed out that reporters who report on financial misconduct continue to be in danger in the nations that have low scores. Pakistan was uniquely mentioned as one of the countries where corruption reporting is especially risky as civic space is limited.
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