Corruption in Nepal

Corruption in Nepal (Nepali: नेपालमा भ्रष्टाचार) is widespread and extends to every sector from the government to the judiciary, police, health services, and education.^[1]

Overview

Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Nepal a score of 34. When ranked by score, Nepal ranked 100th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.^[2] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region^{[Note 1]} was 84, the average score was 44 and the lowest score was 16.^[3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).^[4]

Notable scandals

• Tax stamp scandal.^[5][6]
• Tax Settlement Commission scandal – for corruption^{[clarification needed]} of 10.02 billion Nepalese rupees (NPR).^[7][8][9]
• Cooperative scandal in Nepal

Notes

1. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam

See also

• Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority