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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27— Malaysia has suffered a drop in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perception Index, with a ranking of 54 compared to 50 in 2014, based on official figures released today.
Malaysia's latest ranking puts it behind other developing countries such as Jordan (45), Nambia (45) and Rwanda (44), The Malaysian Insider reported from a news conference.
The country’s score also dropped by two points to 50 in 2015 from 52 in 2014, Transparency International said.
TI's Malaysia branch was quoted saying that Malaysia was also among the list of countries whose scores declined but still remained the second highest in the Southeast Asian region.
Other countries whose scores also declined in the region are the Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong, the report added.
Last year, Malaysia ranked 50th out of 175 countries studied by the global anti-graft organisation with an index score of 52, two points better than its 2013 score of 50.
The country recorded a score of 49 in the 2012 edition.
