Qatar records high rank in transparency and fighting corruption according to Transparency International. 

On Thursday, the Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 (CPT) was released, which included the data showing that Qatar scored 63 points out of 100 in transparency and anti-corruption. That lands Qatar in the second place in the GCC, and among Arab countries. And ranks 30th globally, out of 180 countries.

The CPI used for this measurement is on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 being the most corrupt, and 100 the highest integrity. 

According to Transparency International, “the 2020 edition of the CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, drawing on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives. It uses a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)”

The report collects its data from the World Bank, World Economic Forum, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD),the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) among others.

The index 2020 especially focuses on how much corruption or transparency went into the situation with dealing with COVID-19. In addition to the performance of the healthcare system.

The Coronavirus Pandemic was one of the main indicators that were used in testing the corruption level in the testing process. 

“COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis. It is a corruption crisis. And one that we are currently failing to manage,” Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of Transparency International said. She continued, “The past year has tested governments like no other in memory, and those with higher levels of corruption have been less able to meet the challenge. But even those at the top of the CPI must urgently address their role in perpetuating corruption at home and abroad,”

The Administrative Control and Transparency Authority of Qatar (ACTA) took responsibility to ensure that Qatar maintains its transparency and reputation in fighting corruption when the Pandemic hit back in March 2020.