Ukraine has risen in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, but continues to be among the hundred most corrupt countries, ranking 116th. About this site Transparency International.

At the end of 2022, Ukraine took 116th place out of 180 countries, having risen several positions compared to the previous year, when it was in 122nd place. And over the past 10 years, Ukraine has improved its position by 7 steps and now has 33 points out of 100 possible. Ukraine currently shares its place in the ranking with such countries as Mongolia, Algeria, Angola and Zambia..

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“Since 2014, Ukraine has been implementing a number of anti-corruption reforms, and this is reflected in the Corruption Perceptions Index”. We assess the fact that new cases of corruption have become known as a good sign. So, despite the war, anti-corruption institutions work, the facts are investigated, and not swept under the rug. But it is clear that there is still much to be done.. And it’s not for nothing that the European Union demanded additional efforts and measures from Kyiv to fight corruption,” explained Alexandra Herzog, head of the German branch of Transparency International..

She also added that the risk of corruption increases when it comes to funds for post-war reconstruction, big money in general, then in such cases, of course, the risk of corruption increases..

90 points and the first place as the least corrupt country of Transparency International was given to Denmark. The second place is shared by Finland and New Zealand, the fourth by Norway, and the fifth by Singapore.. Germany is in ninth place.

Russia took 137th place with 28 points.

The worst situation with corruption in countries affected by armed conflict and in which there is an erosion of state structures, in particular in Libya, Yemen, Syria, South Sudan and Somalia.

Lost positions, for example, Hungary and Turkey. Transparency International believes that this happened due to the measures taken by the authorities of these countries to limit the independence of the judiciary, the media and civil society structures, which, according to human rights activists, complicates the fight against corruption and abuse of power.

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Recall that the sudden spread of corruption scandals in war-torn Ukraine is not unexpected after almost a year of war.. However, it should be considered in context - namely, the complete absence of any such revelations from the potential conqueror of Ukraine - Russia. Against this background, scandals are actually a sign of extreme strength among countries and survive only thanks to the heroic army and the Western system of life support.. This is written by Leonid Bershidsky, columnist for Bloomberg Opinion..