(Article by Umar Williams)
Mexico's political, economic, and social spheres are all heavily impacted by corruption, which has also negatively impacted the legitimacy, accountability, transparency, and efficacy of the nation. Because of Mexico's history of authoritarian government and elite, oligarchic power consolidation, many of these characteristics have developed.
In the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, Mexico was ranked 31st out of 100 countries by Transparency International. Mexico placed 126th out of 180 nations in the Index based on a point system, with the top-ranked nation being thought to have the most honest public sector. In relation to global rankings, the highest score was 90 (placed 1), the lowest was 11 (placed 180), and the average was 43.
The Americas' top score was 76, average was 43, and lowest score was 13. These values are in reference to regional scores. Mexico has struggled with drug-related violence and its lengthy history of corruption and clientelism during the first 20 years of its competitive, multiparty democracy. In public service in Mexico, bribery, embezzlement, and procurement corruption are all frequent occurrences.
The energy, mining, and healthcare industries are particularly susceptible to corruption. Nevertheless, recent initiatives, primarily driven by civil society organizations, have resulted in creative adjustments to the nation's institutional and legislative anti-corruption system. As it reorganizes anti-corruption authorities in a concentrated campaign against corruption, a national anti-corruption system is starting to take shape.
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