India has slipped to 82nd position (drop by 5 slots from 2020) with a risk score of 44 in the global list of 2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE Matrix) that measures business bribery risks, which was released by TRACE International. In 2020, India ranked 77 with a score of 45. Denmark has topped the rankings with a score of 2. An anti-bribery standard-setting organisation, known as TRACE, measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions.
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2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix:
| Rank | Country |
| 1 | Denmark |
| 2 | Norway |
| 3 | Sweden |
| 82 | India |
| 192 | Eritrea |
| 193 | Turkmenistan |
| 194 | North Korea |
How is the Score Calculated?
Every country’s score is calculated on the basis of four factors – enforcement and anti-bribery deterrence, business interactions with government, government and civil service transparency, and capacity for civil society oversight which includes media’s role.
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