Malaysia has markedly improved in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in 2019, jumping 10 spots from 61st in 2018 to be ranked 51 last year.

Malaysia’s score also showed a significant improvement, with an increase of six points from 47 in 2018 to 53 points last year.

This is Malaysia’s highest score on the CPI since 2012, with the next highest score in 2014 with a score of 52 points. Before 2012, the scores were measured on a 10-point scale before it was changed to a 100-point scale...