Wednesday, Transparency International, in the publication of its 21th edition of the World index of perceptions of corruption in 2015, ranks Haiti 158th out of 168 "ex aequo" with Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau in the back of the pack, where are the worst corrupt countries, including Somalia, North Korea, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or Libya...

Recall that the report on the perception of corruption of Transparency International rank since 2001, the most corrupt countries to the most virtuous, on a scale from 0 to 100. This survey is based on data collected by 12 international organizations, including the World Bank, the African development Bank or the World Economic Forum. The Corruption Perceptions Index is developed based on expert opinion on corruption in the public sector.

In 2015, Haiti record a score of 17 points out of 100 down of 3 points compared to 2014 when Haiti was ranked 161st out of 175 countries with 19 points out of 100 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12662-haiti-economy-corruption-still-a-bad-ranking-for-haiti.html and in 2013 163rd out of 177 countries https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10013-haiti-economy-corruption-haiti-improve-its-international-ranking.html

Note that in the Caribbean region in 2015, Cuba ranks 45th in the world rankings with 53 points out of 100 and the Dominican Republic in 103rd position with 33 points out of 100 (a gain of 12 places and 1 point compared to 2014 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12662-haiti-economy-corruption-still-a-bad-ranking-for-haiti.html )

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