SINGAPORE - Singapore again emerged as the least corrupt country in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, and the third-least corrupt nation in the world.

It also won these accolades in 2024.

The rankings are according to global anti-graft watchdog Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report that was released on Feb 10.

But the report noted that while Singapore scored well in the rankings, it faced scrutiny for facilitating the movement of dirty money.

Singapore scored 84 out of a possible 100 on a scale, with zero for highly corrupt and 100 for very clean, to be ranked third-least corrupt nation in the world.

The Republic scored 83 and 84 in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The

highest score it recorded was 87 in 2012

Denmark, which achieved a score of 89, was ranked the least corrupt country in 2025 for the eighth consecutive year.

This was followed by Finland (88), Singapore (84), New Zealand (81), Norway (81) and Sweden (80).

According to Transparency International’s latest report, the CPI ranked 182 countries and territories according to the levels of public-sector corruption perceived by experts and business people.

In 2024, Singapore beat New Zealand, which had held the

top spot in the Asia Pacific region for 14 years

The report showed that corruption is...