Opening Statement on Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019
Before looking at Jamaica’s Corruption Perception Index score and rank for 2019
allow me to say a few words about the CPI itself. The Corruption Perception Index
draws on and is a composite of thirteen data sources from twelve independent
institutions specialising in governance and business climate analysis. For a country
to be included in the CPI in any year, at least three of these independent institutions
shall have had to provide a score over the previous two years for that particular
country. In Jamaica’s case seven of the thirteen institutions provided a score on the
basis of which the composite was calculated.