International non-government organization Transparency International has published its annual report called Corruption Perceptions Index that shows corruption level in different countries.

Barbados ranked 15th out of 176 countries and territories in the report. Scoring 76 points out of 100.

The Corruption Perceptions Index reflects the level of corruption perception in the state sector and rates countries by the scale from 0 (high corruption level) to 100 (almost no corrupted officials).

This year the least corrupted countries include Denmark, Finland and New Zealand that scored 90 points each. The experts tagged Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia the most corrupted countries with 8 points each.

Out of all countries in the Caribbean, Barbados showed the best results in countering corruption placing 15th with a score of 76. In the Americas Barbados was ahead of United States (19th) and United Kingdom (17th) but behind Canada who placed 9th.