Ghana Falls Again on Corruption Perception Index, Scores 42 In 2024 Report

• Ghana has dropped on Transparency International's Global Corruption Perception Index from a previous score of 43 to 42
• Ghana Integrity Initiative said this suggested the policy, legal and administrative reforms required review and strengthening
• The Sub-Saharan African region registered the lowest average score on the Corruption Perceptions Index at just 33 out of 100

Ghana has dropped on the Global Corruption Perception Index from a score of 43 previously to 42 in the 2024 rankings.

Ghana ranked 80th out of 180 countries and territories assessed in the latest report released by Transparency International (TI).

The Ghana Integrity Initiative noted that this is a decline from Ghana’s 43 that it scored in 2023.

It added that this signalled a setback in the country’s anti-corruption efforts as the score is lower than the global average of 43.

Since 2015, Ghana has experienced a gradual decline in its score, dropping five points over the past decade.

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Ghana Integrity Initiative said this decline suggests that administrative, policy, and legal reforms require further review and strengthening.

It recommended Parliament should enhance its financial oversight responsibilities by empowering the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with enforcement authority and establishing the Budget and Fiscal Analysis Department (BFAD).

It also called on the judiciary to establish a specialised anti-corruption court to handle corruption-related cases with speed and efficiency and aurged the executive to prioritise the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill.

The Sub-Saharan African region once again registered the lowest average score on the Corruption Perceptions Index, at just 33 out of 100, with 90% of countries scoring below 50.

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In 2024, Ghana made no progress on the Corruption Perceptions Index following the 2023 calendar year.

Ghana scored 43 out of 100 and ranked 70 out of 180 countries and continued the trend of no progress that continued into 2024.

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The last time Ghana made progress was in 2019, when it ranked 80th with 41 points as its score.

During his victorious campaign to be president, President John Mahama pledged to crack down on corruption in a final campaign plea to voters ahead of the December 7 polls.

"I will fight corruption to restore integrity and fairness, which are two critical ingredients missing from the governance of Akufo-Addo and Bawumia.”

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YEN.com.gh reported that Operation Recover All Loot - ORAL had identified $21.19 billion in potential recoveries.

The Ghanaian preparatory committee handed over its report to President John Mahama on February 2, 2025.

The ORAL team was launched on December 18, 2024, with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa appointed as the chairman.

Ablakwa believes ORAL’s investigation into 36 high-profile cases alone could yield up to $20.49 billion for Ghana.

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Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh