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Regional corruption survey: Singapore least corrupt, Indonesia most corrupt, Korea in middle of the pack
Hong Kong based consultancy PERC asked 2,174 expats in 16 regional economies their perception of corruption among politicians and civil servants
Hanopolis | 9:13am, Wed, Mar 10, 2010
In a survey conducted by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) of 2,174 expatriate business executives, it found that among the 16 Asia-Pacific economies, Singapore again lived up to its reputation and came out squeeky cleanest with a corruption score of 1.42. Australia came in second, followed by Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, S. Korea and Taiwan.
The most corrupt economies, in the opinion of business expats, was topped by Indonesia. It was trailed by Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Indonesia had come in last in 2009 as well but with a marginally better score of 8.32.
The survey was based on a scale of zero to 10. Zero means the country or territory is seen to suffer the least corruption among politicians and civil servants, the AFP said.
The Hong Kong based consultancy included the U.S. in the survey as well for comparison purposes. It came in fourth cleanest with a score of 3.42.
PERC's poll was conducted from December to February involving mid-level and senior Asian and expatriate business executives working in the 16 economies.
Corruption Index, Scale of 0 to 10
1. Singapore, 1.42
2. Australia, 2.28
3. Hong Kong, 2.67
4. United States, 3.42
5. Japan, 3.49
6. Macau, 4.96
7. South Korea, 5.98
8. Taiwan, 6.28
9. Malaysia, 6.47
10. China, 6.52
11. India, 7.18
12. Thailand, 7.60
13. Philippines, 8.06
14. Vietnam, 8.07
15. Cambodia, 9.10
16. Indonesia, 9.27
The most corrupt economies, in the opinion of business expats, was topped by Indonesia. It was trailed by Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Indonesia had come in last in 2009 as well but with a marginally better score of 8.32.
The survey was based on a scale of zero to 10. Zero means the country or territory is seen to suffer the least corruption among politicians and civil servants, the AFP said.
The Hong Kong based consultancy included the U.S. in the survey as well for comparison purposes. It came in fourth cleanest with a score of 3.42.
PERC's poll was conducted from December to February involving mid-level and senior Asian and expatriate business executives working in the 16 economies.
Corruption Index, Scale of 0 to 10
1. Singapore, 1.42
2. Australia, 2.28
3. Hong Kong, 2.67
4. United States, 3.42
5. Japan, 3.49
6. Macau, 4.96
7. South Korea, 5.98
8. Taiwan, 6.28
9. Malaysia, 6.47
10. China, 6.52
11. India, 7.18
12. Thailand, 7.60
13. Philippines, 8.06
14. Vietnam, 8.07
15. Cambodia, 9.10
16. Indonesia, 9.27
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