Madagascar’s anti-corruption fight faces setback in new rankings
Madagascar has slipped further in the latest global corruption rankings, highlighting ongoing concerns about governance and political integrity in the country.
In the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International, Madagascar lost one point compared to the previous year and dropped eight places, ranking 148th out of 182 countries and territories assessed.
The index, which measures perceived levels of public sector corruption, is compiled using data from 13 different sources, including expert assessments and business surveys. The 2025 edition reflects evaluations conducted in 2024.
Presenting the findings in Antananarivo, Dominique Rakotomalala, board chair of Transparency International, Initiative Madagascar (TI-IM), said the country has been struggling with integrity issues for several years.
“The refounding of the State that we are supposed to be experiencing cannot become a reality without a resolute, coherent and sustainable fight against corruption,” he said.
Rakotomalala warned that corruption is more than a governance issue, describing it as a direct obstacle to development, social justice and public trust. He added that persistent corruption and its impact on living conditions could fuel public unrest.
TI-IM’s Executive Director, Mialisoa Randriamampianina, linked the decline in part to Madagascar’s weakening democracy indicators. She said the country’s score in the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) index has fallen by one point each year over the past three years, dragging down its overall CPI performance.
Transparency International said the latest results underline the importance of political integrity, media freedom and protection of civic space in the fight against corruption.
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