22 February 2018
New Zealand’s public sector ranked least corrupt in the world
Transparency International has ranked New Zealand’s public sector again as the least corrupt in the world.
New Zealand scored 89, edging ahead of Denmark in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 after both countries shared the
first position last year.
The index compiled by Transparency International, a non-government organisation, ranks countries annually by their
perceived levels of public sector corruption.
Serious Fraud Office Director, Julie Read said, “It’s fantastic to see New Zealand at number one again. The result
indicates that people have a high degree of confidence in our public sector, and also supports our reputation as being a
safe place to invest and do business. We can still increase our score by continuing to be proactive in preventing
corruption and using the data behind the index to identify opportunities to raise our standards and ensure we keep up
with international best practice.”
The Corruption Perceptions Index captures the views of analysts, businesspeople and experts in countries around the
world. It is a composite index of different international surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety
of institutions.
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