Pakistan sees improvement in corruption perception as Transparency International (TI) releases CPI 2025, showing progress in governance and institutional reforms.

Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, showing a modest improvement in Pakistan’s ranking. The country’s overall score rose to 28, up by one point compared to 2024, moving Pakistan to the 136th position globally among 182 surveyed countries.

According to TI, the improvement is attributed to Pakistan’s sustained focus on good governance and continuous institutional reforms over the past four years. The report highlighted significant reductions in public sector and administrative corruption, as well as notable improvements in legislative and judicial integrity. Key indicators, including administrative and judicial corruption, showed a five-point improvement.

TI’s 2025 survey included 182 countries, two more than in 2024, providing a broader global perspective. The report notes that from 2021 to 2025, Pakistan has recorded a steady decrease in perceived corruption, reflecting tangible measures taken by the government. Over the past four years, Pakistan’s position improved by four ranks due to systematic anti-corruption initiatives.

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Previously, Transparency International Pakistan’s annual report in December 2025 indicated that two out of three citizens had never faced corruption or irregularities in public institutions. Supporting this, a recent IPSOS report, in collaboration with FPCCI, showed that 67 percent of Pakistanis never encountered corruption, and 76 percent reported no nepotism.

Institutional reforms in over 135 government agencies led to more than 600 successful reforms, as outlined in the Pakistan Reforms Report. TI emphasized that ongoing institutional strengthening is key to improving the perception of corruption globally, and Pakistan’s recent gains underscore the impact of structured reforms.