U.S. Government Seen as Most Corrupt in Seven Years
- U.S. drops six places to 22nd in TI global corruption rankings
- Populism and erosion of democracy challenge anti-graft efforts
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The U.S. plunged in an annual global corruption index as a surge in support for populist leaders and the erosion of democracy hobbled efforts to tackle graft around the world.
The U.S. under President Donald Trump dropped six places to 22nd globally in the 2018 corruption-perception index published by the Berlin-based Transparency International. Denmark came in first, trading places with New Zealand, which was deemed least corrupt in 2017.