KUWAIT, Jan 28: Kuwait's ranking improved by seven spots on Transparency International's annual 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, registering improvements made on tackling corruption in the country since 2019, Kuwait's Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said.

Kuwait scored an additional two points climbing to 42 on the CPI, which ranks 180 countries on their respective corruption levels, with a score of 100 reflecting freedom from corruption and zero being highly corrupt.
The Berlin-based non-governmental organisation relies on 13 data sources from 12 independent institutions, specialising in governance and business climate analysis, for its annual report, which highlights 11 aspects of corruption.

Kuwait's points score is an average of these aspects, explained a Nazaha statement, adding the country has progressed nine points on democratic diversity, but there has been no change on others.
Nazaha emphasized the necessity to maintain serious efforts on combating corruption and cooperation between all relevant parties in implementing Kuwait's strategy to enhance integrity and tackle corruption.(KUNA)