The global Corruption Perception Index for the year 2018 was released by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International
India improved its ranking on the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by three points and moved to 78th position with a score of 41.
Denmark is the world least corrupt country scoring 88 out of 100 points, followed by New Zealand and Finland.
Somalia has been ranked at last with a score of 10 behind South Sudan and Syria.
For the first time since its inception, the United States dropped out of the top 20 and it was ranked at 22nd rank.
Along with Brazil, US was placed in the watch list by Transparency International.
Since its inception in 1995, the Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.