Data for 2013

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2013

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2013
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2013, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2013 covers 176 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 91; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 8. The middle country reads 38. Against 2012, 125 values changed (48 up, 77 down), 1 country joined.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2013

Highest2 countries share it

Lowest3 countries share it

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176countries
3measures per country
2013the year it describes
68distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Transparency International’s rank

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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91	7	2.2	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91	7	2.3	Asia Pacific
=3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	89	7	1.7	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	89	7	2.3	Western Europe & European Union
=5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	86	7	2.3	Western Europe & European Union
=5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	86	9	2.3	Asia Pacific
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85	6	2.5	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	83	7	2.0	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	81	8	1.5	Asia Pacific
=9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	81	7	2.4	Americas
11	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	80	6	2.9	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	78	8	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	78	6	2.8	Western Europe & European Union
14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	76	8	1.3	Western Europe & European Union
=15	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	75	3	7.1	Americas
=15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75	7	2.3	Western Europe & European Union
=15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	75	8	2.4	Asia Pacific
18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	74	9	2.4	Asia Pacific
=19	United States`USA`Northern America	73	9	4.0	Americas
=19	Uruguay`URY`South America	73	6	1.4	Americas
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	72	6	4.2	Western Europe & European Union
=22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	71	3	1.0	Americas
=22	Chile`CHL`South America	71	9	1.8	Americas
=22	France`FRA`Western Europe	71	8	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
=22	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	71	3	0.8	Americas
=26	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69	8	3.2	Western Europe & European Union
=26	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	69	7	4.7	Middle East & North Africa
=28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	68	9	2.7	Western Europe & European Union
=28	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	68	6	7.2	Middle East & North Africa
30	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	64	7	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=31	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	63	4	2.6	Asia Pacific
=31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	63	5	3.9	Western Europe & European Union
=33	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	62	7	3.0	Western Europe & European Union
=33	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	62	3	5.6	Americas
=35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	61	6	1.6	Middle East & North Africa
=35	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	61	7	4.3	Asia Pacific
=37	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	60	3	10.4	Asia Pacific
=37	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60	10	2.3	Western Europe & European Union
39	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	59	7	4.9	Western Europe & European Union
=40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	58	4	4.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=40	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	58	3	2.3	Americas
=42	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	57	8	3.8	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	57	9	3.6	Western Europe & European Union
44	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	56	5	2.4	Western Europe & European Union
45	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	55	10	2.4	Asia Pacific
=46	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	54	10	3.6	Western Europe & European Union
=46	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	54	4	8.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53	5	4.1	Americas
=48	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	53	8	3.6	Western Europe & European Union
=48	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53	5	5.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	52	5	1.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=52	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50	9	3.4	Asia Pacific
=52	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	50	9	2.4	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=54	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	49	6	6.9	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=54	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	49	5	3.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=56	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48	5	5.4	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	48	9	3.3	Western Europe & European Union
=56	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	48	10	3.0	Western Europe & European Union
=56	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	48	6	3.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=60	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	47	5	7.8	Middle East & North Africa
=60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	47	8	4.7	Western Europe & European Union
=62	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	46	4	4.5	Americas
=62	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	46	9	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=62	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46	5	6.7	Middle East & North Africa
65	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45	7	2.4	Middle East & North Africa
=66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	44	4	2.2	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=66	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	44	6	5.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=68	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	43	7	2.5	Western Europe & European Union
=68	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	43	5	3.9	Middle East & North Africa
=68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	43	9	3.0	Western Europe & European Union
=71	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42	7	2.9	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=71	Brazil`BRA`South America	42	8	3.7	Americas
=71	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42	3	5.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=71	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42	7	3.4	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	42	9	2.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	41	9	3.3	Western Europe & European Union
=76	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	41	9	1.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41	7	1.9	Middle East & North Africa
=79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	40	9	2.9	Asia Pacific
=79	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	40	7	4.5	Western Europe & European Union
81	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	39	4	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=82	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38	7	3.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38	6	2.0	Americas
=82	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38	6	1.8	Americas
=82	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	38	7	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=82	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	38	7	2.2	Asia Pacific
=82	Peru`PER`South America	38	7	2.5	Americas
=82	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38	4	5.1	Americas
=82	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	38	8	2.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=90	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37	8	1.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=90	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	37	8	2.9	Middle East & North Africa
=90	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37	7	2.1	Asia Pacific
=93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36	6	2.8	Middle East & North Africa
=93	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	36	6	3.5	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	36	6	3.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Colombia`COL`South America	36	7	2.0	Americas
=93	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	36	3	8.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	India`IND`Southern Asia	36	10	2.2	Asia Pacific
=93	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36	9	2.5	Asia Pacific
=93	Suriname`SUR`South America	36	3	3.2	Americas
=101	Ecuador`ECU`South America	35	6	3.6	Americas
=101	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	35	8	2.8	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Panama`PAN`Central America	35	6	2.2	Americas
=101	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	35	8	1.2	Asia Pacific
=105	Argentina`ARG`South America	34	8	2.4	Americas
=105	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34	7	3.7	Americas
=105	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	34	5	1.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=105	Mexico`MEX`Central America	34	9	1.8	Americas
=105	Niger`NER`Western Africa	34	5	3.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=110	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	33	8	2.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=110	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33	3	2.3	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	33	8	2.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=113	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32	7	3.1	Middle East & North Africa
=113	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	32	9	3.5	Asia Pacific
=115	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	31	7	2.1	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=115	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31	5	1.4	Asia Pacific
=115	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31	8	2.6	Asia Pacific
=118	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30	5	4.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=118	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	30	7	2.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=118	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30	8	2.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=118	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30	3	3.2	Asia Pacific
=122	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	29	5	4.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=122	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	29	6	3.5	Americas
=122	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	29	6	2.6	Americas
=122	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29	5	3.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	28	6	3.5	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=126	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	28	3	7.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	28	5	6.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	28	6	3.3	Middle East & North Africa
=126	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28	8	1.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28	6	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	28	7	2.4	Americas
=126	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28	8	3.0	Asia Pacific
=126	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28	9	2.3	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=135	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	27	7	4.1	Asia Pacific
=135	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	27	8	2.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=135	Guyana`GUY`South America	27	4	2.9	Americas
=135	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	27	8	2.7	Sub-Saharan Africa
=139	Honduras`HND`Central America	26	6	2.5	Americas
=139	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	26	8	3.3	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=139	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	26	4	5.0	Asia Pacific
=139	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26	8	3.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25	8	2.9	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	25	4	5.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	25	6	3.9	Middle East & North Africa
=143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	25	9	3.1	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25	5	4.2	Asia Pacific
=143	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	25	8	1.7	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=149	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	24	7	3.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	24	6	2.3	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=149	Paraguay`PRY`South America	24	5	3.1	Americas
152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	23	7	2.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	22	5	4.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	22	6	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	22	5	3.8	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=156	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	21	5	2.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
=156	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	21	6	3.9	Asia Pacific
=156	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21	8	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20	7	3.0	Asia Pacific
=159	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	20	4	11.0	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	Venezuela`VEN`South America	20	7	2.3	Americas
=162	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19	5	3.8	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	19	3	2.2	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	19	4	2.4	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	19	5	3.1	Americas
166	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	18	6	2.6	Middle East & North Africa
=167	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	17	4	3.8	Middle East & North Africa
=167	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	17	3	2.9	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=167	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	17	6	2.0	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
170	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16	4	2.4	Middle East & North Africa
171	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	15	6	3.3	Middle East & North Africa
172	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	14	3	1.6	Sub-Saharan Africa
173	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11	6	3.5	Sub-Saharan Africa
=174	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	8	3	3.3	Asia Pacific
=174	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	8	3	3.4	Asia Pacific
=174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	8	4	1.9	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmarkshared91
#1New Zealandshared91
#3Finlandshared89
#3Swedenshared89
#5Norwayshared86

Lowest

#174Somaliashared8
#174North Koreashared8
#174Afghanistanshared8
#173Sudan11
#172South Sudan14

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 38. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest5 share it
Lowest17 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestEritrea11.0
LowestSaint Lucia0.8
Middle country: 2.9

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
125values changed, of 175 in both
48 · 77rose · fell
50unchanged

Rose most

Myanmar15 → 21+6
Brunei55 → 60+5
Laos21 → 26+5
Senegal36 → 41+5
Estonia64 → 68+4

Fell most

Syria26 → 17−9
Spain65 → 59−6
Gambia34 → 28−6
Guinea-Bissau25 → 19−6
Libya21 → 15−6

+ South Sudan

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

68 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published. 9 countries share 28. 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 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2013). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2013

0614 held

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