Corruption in Sri Lanka is considered a major problem in all levels of society, from the top echelons of political power to minor staff levels. Weak whistleblower protections have negative impacts on citizens' willingness to stand up against corruption. Despite some recent institutional reforms by the government to fight corruption, whistleblower protections need to be improved. The problems are long-standing, and despite ongoing calls for reform, and many attempts to improve the situation, there is little evidence of progress. Most of the Sri Lankan population consider bribery to be just a fact of life, especially bribing a public official to get a job done.
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| - Corruption in Sri Lanka is considered a major problem in all levels of society, from the top echelons of political power to minor staff levels. Weak whistleblower protections have negative impacts on citizens' willingness to stand up against corruption. Despite some recent institutional reforms by the government to fight corruption, whistleblower protections need to be improved. The problems are long-standing, and despite ongoing calls for reform, and many attempts to improve the situation, there is little evidence of progress. Most of the Sri Lankan population consider bribery to be just a fact of life, especially bribing a public official to get a job done. (en)
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| - Corruption in Sri Lanka is considered a major problem in all levels of society, from the top echelons of political power to minor staff levels. Weak whistleblower protections have negative impacts on citizens' willingness to stand up against corruption. Despite some recent institutional reforms by the government to fight corruption, whistleblower protections need to be improved. The problems are long-standing, and despite ongoing calls for reform, and many attempts to improve the situation, there is little evidence of progress. Most of the Sri Lankan population consider bribery to be just a fact of life, especially bribing a public official to get a job done. Officials and politicians who have been involved in corruption have been either given presidential pardons or have escaped to foreign countries fearing sanctions. There have been a number of incidents in the history of Sri Lanka where individuals who have engaged in some form of corruption were freed without penalty due to their political connections. Although the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption exists, its powers have been curbed by the influence of powerful politicians and business tycoons and in most instances the commission has not been able to act in an independent manner. Successive governments of Sri Lanka have often pledged to eradicate corruption but practically speaking, it has been an impossible task to achieve zero corruption due to years of mismanagement and lack of good governance. The political parties and politicians in Sri Lanka have often pledged to end corruption during election times, to manipulate the voter base. Corruption in Sri Lanka is considered as an ongoing serious national issue which has been a massive setback as far as growth rate of Sri Lankan economy is concerned. High inequality/disparity in income and increased poverty of Sri Lanka have been partly due to the prevalent corruption culture in Sri Lanka. The topic on corruption has always been a hot topic in Sri Lanka over the years and corruption has been a root causes for Sri Lanka's worsening economic situation since 2019. Corruption was cited among many issues which provoked the 2022 nationwide protests where people held large demonstrations against the administration of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, owing to the inability of general public to fulfill their basic needs and wants due to shortages, rolling power cuts, hyperinflation, decline in disposable income and the lack of foreign reserves to import basic essentials. Corruption directly affects the welfare of citizens by decreasing public investments in health, education, infrastructure, security, housing and plantations. One of the more recent forms of corruption is through public procurement because of the lack of transparency with transactions that happen within the government. According to Transparency International's 2021 Corruption Perception Index, Sri Lanka scored a 37 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("highly clean"). When ranked by score, Sri Lanka ranks #102 among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked #1 is perceived to have the most honest public sector. (en)
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