Data for 2012

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2012

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2012
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2012, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2012 covers 175 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 90; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 8. The middle country reads 37.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2012

Highest3 countries share it

Lowest3 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

175countries
3measures per country
2012the year it describes
69distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	90	7	2.0	Western Europe & European Union
=1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	90	7	3.0	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	90	7	2.2	Asia Pacific
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	88	7	1.9	Western Europe & European Union
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	87	9	2.1	Asia Pacific
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	86	6	2.6	Western Europe & European Union
=7	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	85	8	1.1	Asia Pacific
=7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85	7	1.6	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	84	7	2.2	Americas
=9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	84	7	2.0	Western Europe & European Union
11	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	82	6	4.1	Western Europe & European Union
12	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	80	6	2.8	Western Europe & European Union
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79	8	2.3	Western Europe & European Union
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	77	8	1.9	Asia Pacific
15	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	76	3	6.7	Americas
16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75	7	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	74	9	2.3	Asia Pacific
=17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	74	8	1.3	Western Europe & European Union
19	United States`USA`Northern America	73	9	4.1	Americas
=20	Chile`CHL`South America	72	9	2.1	Americas
=20	Uruguay`URY`South America	72	6	1.5	Americas
=22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	71	3	1.0	Americas
=22	France`FRA`Western Europe	71	8	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=22	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	71	3	0.8	Americas
=25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69	8	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	69	6	3.5	Western Europe & European Union
=27	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	68	6	6.4	Middle East & North Africa
=27	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	68	7	4.3	Middle East & North Africa
29	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	66	4	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=30	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	65	7	1.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	65	7	2.9	Western Europe & European Union
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	64	8	3.0	Western Europe & European Union
=33	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	63	3	3.6	Asia Pacific
=33	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	63	7	2.5	Western Europe & European Union
35	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	62	3	5.6	Americas
=36	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	61	8	3.9	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	61	7	3.9	Asia Pacific
=38	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	60	4	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60	5	2.9	Middle East & North Africa
=40	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	58	3	2.3	Americas
=40	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	58	10	2.0	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57	4	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	57	5	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	56	10	2.4	Asia Pacific
=45	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55	3	9.1	Asia Pacific
=45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	55	10	3.5	Western Europe & European Union
=47	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	54	5	7.0	Americas
=47	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54	7	5.3	Western Europe & European Union
49	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53	5	6.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=50	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	52	6	6.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=50	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	52	4	8.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
52	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	51	5	4.1	Middle East & North Africa
=53	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	49	10	2.9	Western Europe & European Union
=53	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	49	6	4.0	Western Europe & European Union
=53	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	49	9	3.4	Asia Pacific
=53	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49	9	2.1	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=57	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	48	4	4.1	Americas
=57	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48	7	3.1	Middle East & North Africa
=57	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	48	6	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	47	5	7.6	Middle East & North Africa
=61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	46	8	3.1	Western Europe & European Union
=61	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	46	8	4.3	Western Europe & European Union
=63	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	45	9	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=63	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	45	5	4.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=65	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	44	5	3.9	Middle East & North Africa
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	44	8	3.7	Western Europe & European Union
=65	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	44	5	6.4	Middle East & North Africa
=68	Brazil`BRA`South America	43	8	3.3	Americas
=68	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	43	6	4.7	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43	9	2.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=71	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42	7	2.3	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=71	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42	7	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=71	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42	3	5.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=74	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	41	8	3.8	Western Europe & European Union
=74	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	41	7	3.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=74	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	41	4	4.5	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41	7	2.8	Middle East & North Africa
78	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40	7	1.3	Asia Pacific
=79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	39	9	2.9	Asia Pacific
=79	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39	7	2.6	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	39	4	4.5	Americas
=82	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38	7	4.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38	6	2.8	Americas
=82	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38	6	2.2	Americas
=82	Panama`PAN`Central America	38	6	3.1	Americas
=82	Peru`PER`South America	38	7	2.1	Americas
=87	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	37	4	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37	8	1.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	37	8	3.2	Middle East & North Africa
=87	Suriname`SUR`South America	37	3	3.2	Americas
=87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	37	8	1.6	Asia Pacific
=87	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37	8	3.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	36	6	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Colombia`COL`South America	36	7	2.6	Americas
=93	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	36	3	8.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	36	7	3.6	Western Europe & European Union
=93	India`IND`Southern Asia	36	10	2.1	Asia Pacific
=93	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	36	8	2.6	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	36	7	2.6	Asia Pacific
=93	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36	9	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=101	Argentina`ARG`South America	35	8	2.6	Americas
=101	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	35	5	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=101	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	35	8	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	34	6	3.3	Middle East & North Africa
=104	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	34	6	2.7	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34	7	3.7	Americas
=104	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	34	5	7.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	34	3	1.5	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34	6	4.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	34	9	1.7	Americas
=104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34	9	2.2	Asia Pacific
=112	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	33	7	2.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=112	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	33	8	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=112	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	33	6	2.7	Americas
=112	Niger`NER`Western Africa	33	5	3.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=112	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	33	3	5.6	Asia Pacific
=117	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	32	6	2.7	Americas
=117	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32	6	2.9	Americas
=117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32	7	3.1	Middle East & North Africa
=117	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	32	9	2.9	Asia Pacific
=117	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32	8	3.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	31	5	3.6	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=122	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	31	5	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	31	7	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31	8	1.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31	8	2.5	Asia Pacific
=127	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	30	6	2.3	Middle East & North Africa
=127	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30	5	3.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	29	8	2.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	29	7	2.1	Americas
=129	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	29	8	2.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=132	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	28	3	7.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=132	Guyana`GUY`South America	28	4	2.1	Americas
=132	Honduras`HND`Central America	28	6	2.4	Americas
=132	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28	6	4.6	Middle East & North Africa
=132	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	28	8	4.1	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=132	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28	9	2.2	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=138	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	27	6	2.5	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=138	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	27	8	2.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27	5	2.4	Asia Pacific
=138	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	27	9	2.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=138	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	27	8	2.3	Asia Pacific
=143	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26	7	4.1	Asia Pacific
=143	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	26	8	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26	4	2.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26	6	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26	5	2.7	Middle East & North Africa
=143	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	26	8	1.8	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=149	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	25	4	9.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	25	4	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25	5	4.2	Asia Pacific
=149	Paraguay`PRY`South America	25	5	2.9	Americas
=153	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	24	7	2.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	24	6	1.8	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
155	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23	6	2.2	Middle East & North Africa
=156	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	22	7	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=156	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	22	7	3.1	Asia Pacific
=156	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	22	5	3.8	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=159	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	21	5	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	21	3	1.3	Asia Pacific
=159	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	21	6	4.0	Middle East & North Africa
=162	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	20	3	1.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	20	8	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	19	5	2.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19	5	2.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	19	5	2.8	Americas
=164	Venezuela`VEN`South America	19	7	2.1	Americas
168	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	18	4	2.3	Middle East & North Africa
=169	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	17	3	2.9	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=169	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	17	6	2.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
171	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	15	4	3.7	Asia Pacific
172	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	13	6	2.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=173	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	8	3	3.3	Asia Pacific
=173	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	8	3	3.4	Asia Pacific
=173	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	8	4	2.3	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

#1Denmarkshared90
#1Finlandshared90
#1New Zealandshared90
#4Sweden88
#5Singapore87

Lowest

#173Somaliashared8
#173North Koreashared8
#173Afghanistanshared8
#172Sudan13
#171Myanmar15

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 37. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest5 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestEritrea9.2
LowestSaint Lucia0.8
Middle country: 2.8

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

69 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 36. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is Transparency International’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.

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Transparency International (2012). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2012

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