Pakistan, Feb. 11 -- Transparency International has released the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2025, ranking Pakistan 136 out of 182 countries, with one place improvement compared to the previous year.

Pakistan was ranked 135th out of 180 countries surveyed last year. As per CPI 2025, the country's overall score improved to 28, up one point from 2024.

Transparency International used the perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, using a scale from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Chair of Transparency International Pakistan Justice (retd) Zia Perwez said: "While Pakistan is undertaking commendable efforts in [the] form of governance and institutional reforms, it is imperative that the recommendations in the IMF ...