While St Vincent may have fallen another two points down on the score for perceived level of public sector corruption in 2017, it is still recognized as the third least corrupt among countries in the Caribbean ranked by Transparency International.
SVG scored 58 for 2017, while in 2016 the nation had a score of 60.
According to Transparency international (0) is highly Corrupt and close to (100) a country is considered clean.
The comparison with other Caribbean countries is as follows.
Bahamas Rank 28 – Score 65
Barbados Rank 25 – Score 68
Cuba Rank 62 – Score 47
Dominica Rank 42 – Score 57
Dominican Republic Rank 135 – Score 29
Grenada Rank 52 – Score 52
Guyana Rank 91 – Score 38
Haiti Rank 157 – Score 22
Jamaica Rank 68 – Score 44
St Lucia Rank 48 – Score 55
Trinidad Rank 77 – Score 41
SVG Rank 40 – Score 58