"Ghana stuck at 73rd position in latest corruption rankings"

" Ghana stuck at 73rd position in latest corruption rankings \r\n\r\nGhana has maintained its position as 73rd out of 180 countries in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to a report released by Transparency International (TI).\r\n\r\nThe West African nation received a score of 43 out of 100, reflecting perceptions of corruption levels, but with no progress made since the 2020 edition of the index.\r\n\r\n Table 1: Extract of 2022 CPI Scores for SSA countries\u00a0 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n SSA RANK\u00a0 \r\n COUNTRY\u00a0 \r\n 2022 CPI\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n\r\n SCORE \r\n WORLD CPI 2022\u00a0 RANKING \r\n 2021 CPI\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n\r\n SCORE \r\n \r\n \r\n 1\u00a0 \r\n Seychelles\u00a0 \r\n 70\u00a0 \r\n 23\u00a0 \r\n 70 \r\n \r\n \r\n 2\u00a0 \r\n Botswana\u00a0 \r\n 60\u00a0 \r\n 35\u00a0 \r\n 55 \r\n \r\n \r\n 2\u00a0 \r\n Cabo Verde\u00a0 \r\n 60\u00a0 \r\n 35\u00a0 \r\n 58 \r\n \r\n \r\n 4\u00a0 \r\n Rwanda\u00a0 \r\n 51\u00a0 \r\n 54\u00a0 \r\n 54 \r\n \r\n \r\n 5\u00a0 \r\n Mauritius\u00a0 \r\n 50\u00a0 \r\n 57\u00a0 \r\n 53 \r\n \r\n \r\n 6\u00a0 \r\n Namibia\u00a0 \r\n 49\u00a0 \r\n 59\u00a0 \r\n 49 \r\n \r\n \r\n 7 \r\n Sao Tome and\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n\r\n Principe\u00a0 \r\n 45\u00a0 \r\n 65\u00a0 \r\n 45 \r\n \r\n \r\n 8\u00a0 \r\n Benin\u00a0 \r\n 43\u00a0 \r\n 72\u00a0 \r\n 42 \r\n \r\n \r\n 8\u00a0 \r\n Ghana\u00a0 \r\n 43\u00a0 \r\n 72\u00a0 \r\n 43 \r\n \r\n \r\n 8\u00a0 \r\n Senegal\u00a0 \r\n 43\u00a0 \r\n 72\u00a0 \r\n 43 \r\n \r\n \r\n 8\u00a0 \r\n South Africa\u00a0 \r\n 43\u00a0 \r\n 72\u00a0 \r\n 44 \r\n \r\n \r\n 12\u00a0 \r\n Burkina Faso\u00a0 \r\n 42\u00a0 \r\n 77\u00a0 \r\n 42 \r\n \r\n \r\n 13\u00a0 \r\n Ethiopia\u00a0 \r\n 38\u00a0 \r\n 94\u00a0 \r\n 39 \r\n \r\n \r\n 13\u00a0 \r\n Tanzania\u00a0 \r\n 38\u00a0 \r\n 94\u00a0 \r\n 39 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nThe TI press release emphasized the need for addressing corruption, which it deems a significant factor in the country's economic challenges, including the government's COVID-19 expenditure as highlighted by the Auditor General's report.\r\n\r\nTI Chairperson, Delia Ferreira Rubio, described corruption as a global threat that fuels conflict and violence, calling on governments to take action to root out corruption at all levels.\r\n\r\nThis year's top-performing nation in the index was Denmark, with a score of 90, followed by Finland and New Zealand, both scoring 87.\r\n\r\nSomalia, Syria, and South Sudan ranked lowest, plagued by conflict and exposed to corruption."

"Ghana stuck at 73rd position in latest corruption rankings"

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