Singapore has retained its position as the least corrupt country within the Asia-Pacific region and the third least corrupt country globally, according to the 2025 edition of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (TI-CPI). The index was released on Tuesday (Feb 10) and ranked a total of 182 countries based on a numerical score from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing lower perceived levels of corruption in the public sector. Singapore maintained a score of 84, which is the same as last year, coming in behind Denmark and Finland which scored 89 points and 88 points respectively. While Singapore scored highly, Transparency International said that Singapore still faces scrutiny for facilitating the movement of «dirty money» across borders. According to the index, the global average came in at 42, and 122 countries scored below 50, with only five countries scoring above 80 in 2025.  Read more