Corruption Remains Present

The report reveals the presence of serious levels of corruption worldwide. In it, more than two-thirds of the countries scored less than 50 out of 100. The global average in the index remains unchanged at 43 points. This highlights the need to implement urgent measures against corruption.

Mexico holds place 140/180 in the Corruption Perception Index. It scores 26 points, placing it between Nigeria and Madagascar; while countries such as Uruguay have 76 points, surpassing Canada with 75 or Chile with 63.

The best score obtained by Mexico in the CPI was 10 years ago, with a mark of 35 points, like Serbia or the Dominican Republic have now.

Corruption, According to the Encig992

For the National Survey on Government Quality and Impact (ENCIG) of INEGI, corruption is the second most important problem detected in the country, after insecurity and crime. Third is poor care in health centers and public hospitals, followed by poverty.

The same problems are accused in states such as Aguascalientes, although in slightly lower percentages.

The perception of the frequency of corruption is very high in the country. According to the ENCIG with 83.1%, which is confirmed by the recent measurement of the Corruption Perception Index.

For the ENCIG, the leading state is Chiapas with 88.3%. Aguascalientes and Querétaro are among the “lowest” levels with 75.3% and 68.4%. While Zacatecas, Jalisco and Guanajuato, exceed 80%. In turn, San Luis Potosí presents 78.7%.

By topic, the numbers can go up. The ENCIG found that in the case of the state of Aguascalientes, 83.6% of the population aged 18 and over perceived that corruption is a very frequent or frequent practice among the police, followed by political parties with 82.6%. High perception, but surpassed by the national level of 86.7% and 83.7% respectively.

In the ENCIG we detected, for example, that, in the case of the state of Aguascalientes, 21.8% of the population aged 18 and over perceived that acts of corruption in their entity are infrequent.

Nationally, only 13.6% of the population perceived that acts of corruption were infrequent.

In the ENCIG we found that in the case of the state of Aguascalientes, the rate of procedures where the population had contact with a public servant and experienced an act of corruption was 18,678 per 100,000 inhabitants. Nationally, the incidence rate of corruption was 25,394 per 100,000 inhabitants.

François Valérian, president of Transparency International, stated:

“Corruption is an ongoing global threat that not only undermines development, but is also a decisive factor in the decline of democracy, instability and human rights violations. Fighting corruption must be an absolute and constant priority for the international community and all countries. This is fundamental to reversing authoritarianism and ensuring a peaceful, free and sustainable world. The dangerous trends revealed in this year’s Corruption Perception Index highlight the need to respond with concrete measures now to address global corruption.”