Analysis On Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 In Times Of Covid-19

2020 Corruption Perception Index ("CPI 2020"), Transparency International's annual report reflecting the perception of corruption in public sector among 180 countries/territories all over the world, was announced on 28 January 2021. The contributions of country experts, non-governmental organisations and representatives of the business world generate the results in the CPI which measures up the countries/territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Leaving over a year where the humanity is captivated by coronavirus behind, it did not come as a surprise that COVID-19 became the primary focus of the CPI 2020 as well. While an increase in the private sector corruption has been projected to be inevitable since the beginning of the outbreak due to the very sudden change in business and workplace practises, the CPI 2020 also established a drastic correlation between the countries' level of corruption and their ability to effectively respond