Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Marking 20 Years of CPI data

The publication of Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 marks 20 years of Nepal's enlistment in global league of corruption perceptions index. Transparency International (TI) started publishing CPI from 1995 onwards, but Nepal got enlisted only from 2004. This is because there were not enough surveys organized for Nepal. Now, we have 20 years of CPI data (2004-2023) for study and comparison and see how we have fared or unfared in fighting corruption. Having a 20-year track record is much better than a year-to-year comparison as there are no quick fix, silver-bullet solutions to corruption problem. Fighting corruption can be a long drawn process and consuming ages.

Since its publication in...