Table 6

Comparing the roles of ACAs in eight Asian countries/regions

Anti-Corruption
Agency
2014 Per capita expenditure2014 Staff-population ratioRole of Anti-Corruption Agency2020 CPI rank & score
ICAC (Type A)
Hong Kong
US$16.591:5,333Independent watchdog11th (77)
CPIB (Type A)
Singapore
US$5.361:26,682Independent watchdog3rd (85)
ACRC (Type B)
South Korea
US$1.151:108,430Paper tiger33rd (61)
AAC (Type A)
Taiwan
US$0.611:97,641Paper tiger28th (65)
OMB (Type B)
Philippines
US$0.391:81,631Paper tiger115th (34)
CBI (Type B)
India
US$0.051:228,206Paper tiger and attack dog86th (40)
ACC (Type A)
Bangladesh
US$0.371:127,369Attack dog146th (26)
NAB (Type A)
Pakistan
US$0.111:461,442Attack dog124th (31)

Sources: Quah (2017, p. 65) and Transparency International (2021, pp. 2-3).

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