♦ India ranked 96 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024 as its overall score dropped a point to 38. Transparency International released this index on 11 February 2025.

♦ The index ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, using a scale of zero to 100, where "zero" is highly corrupt and "100" is very clean.

♦ In 2024, India's overall score was 38 while it was 39 in 2023 and 40 in 2022. India's rank in 2023 was 93.

♦ Among India's neighbours, Pakistan (135) and Sri Lanka (121) grappled with their respective low rankings, while Bangladesh's ranking stood further down at 149. China ranked 76.

♦ Denmark topped the list of being the least-corrupt nation, followed by Finland and Singapore.