Data for 2015

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2015

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2015
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2015, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2015 covers 168 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 91; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 8. The middle country reads 37. Against 2014, 119 values changed (66 up, 53 down), 6 left.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2015

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Lowest2 countries share it

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

168countries
3measures per country
2015the year it describes
66distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2015, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91	7	2.16	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91	7	2.32	Asia Pacific
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	90	7	1.77	Western Europe & European Union
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	89	7	1.71	Western Europe & European Union
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	88	7	2.24	Western Europe & European Union
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	86	6	2.55	Western Europe & European Union
=7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	85	5	1.60	Western Europe & European Union
=7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	85	8	2.02	Asia Pacific
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	84	7	1.98	Western Europe & European Union
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	83	7	1.63	Americas
=11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	81	7	2.50	Western Europe & European Union
=11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	81	7	2.40	Western Europe & European Union
=13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	79	8	1.50	Asia Pacific
=13	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	79	5	4.53	Western Europe & European Union
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	77	7	1.34	Western Europe & European Union
=16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	76	7	1.76	Western Europe & European Union
=16	United States`USA`Northern America	76	8	3.47	Americas
=18	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	75	7	2.48	Asia Pacific
=18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	75	6	4.92	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	75	8	2.96	Asia Pacific
21	Uruguay`URY`South America	74	6	1.68	Americas
22	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	71	6	6.63	Middle East & North Africa
=23	Chile`CHL`South America	70	8	2.15	Americas
=23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	70	9	2.79	Western Europe & European Union
=23	France`FRA`Western Europe	70	7	2.49	Western Europe & European Union
=23	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	70	7	5.07	Middle East & North Africa
27	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	65	4	2.14	Asia Pacific
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	64	7	2.50	Western Europe & European Union
=29	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63	6	2.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
=29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	63	9	2.59	Western Europe & European Union
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	62	7	3.78	Asia Pacific
=32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	61	5	4.17	Western Europe & European Union
=32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	61	6	2.78	Middle East & North Africa
=34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	60	4	1.32	Western Europe & European Union
=34	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60	9	2.93	Western Europe & European Union
36	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	59	8	1.92	Western Europe & European Union
37	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58	7	4.07	Western Europe & European Union
=38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	56	9	2.21	Western Europe & European Union
=38	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56	8	2.76	Western Europe & European Union
=40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	55	4	6.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
=40	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55	6	2.71	Americas
=40	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	55	3	8.50	Sub-Saharan Africa
=43	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54	5	6.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
=43	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	54	9	2.29	Asia Pacific
=45	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	53	7	3.00	Middle East & North Africa
=45	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53	4	1.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
=45	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	53	5	2.75	Sub-Saharan Africa
=48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	52	5	6.53	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	52	5	7.03	Middle East & North Africa
=50	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	51	5	7.86	Middle East & North Africa
=50	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	51	9	2.02	Western Europe & European Union
=50	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	51	9	3.73	Western Europe & European Union
=50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51	8	3.63	Western Europe & European Union
54	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50	8	3.00	Asia Pacific
55	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49	5	4.51	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	47	4	3.64	Americas
=56	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	47	8	2.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
=58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	46	7	5.08	Western Europe & European Union
=58	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	46	9	3.11	Western Europe & European Union
60	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	45	5	6.69	Middle East & North Africa
=61	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	44	7	2.50	Western Europe & European Union
=61	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	44	5	4.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
=61	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	44	4	4.87	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=61	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	44	8	2.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
=61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44	7	2.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
=66	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42	6	5.27	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=66	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42	3	5.00	Sub-Saharan Africa
=66	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42	8	2.02	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=69	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	41	9	2.43	Western Europe & European Union
=69	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	41	6	1.68	Americas
71	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	40	7	3.90	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	39	6	2.26	Americas
=72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	39	8	1.76	Asia Pacific
=72	Panama`PAN`Central America	39	6	3.01	Americas
=72	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	39	4	4.64	Americas
=76	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38	6	1.71	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=76	Brazil`BRA`South America	38	7	5.29	Americas
=76	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38	7	2.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	India`IND`Southern Asia	38	8	3.14	Asia Pacific
=76	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38	8	2.12	Asia Pacific
=76	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	38	6	2.17	Middle East & North Africa
=76	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	38	8	2.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37	5	4.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	37	8	2.34	Asia Pacific
=83	Colombia`COL`South America	37	7	1.94	Americas
=83	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37	7	4.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37	7	2.09	Asia Pacific
=88	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36	7	3.58	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=88	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36	5	1.85	Middle East & North Africa
=88	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	36	6	2.47	Middle East & North Africa
=88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	36	8	3.39	Asia Pacific
=88	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	36	6	3.85	Middle East & North Africa
=88	Peru`PER`South America	36	7	3.05	Americas
=88	Suriname`SUR`South America	36	3	3.21	Americas
=95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35	5	2.98	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=95	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35	6	1.89	Sub-Saharan Africa
=95	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	35	8	1.92	Asia Pacific
=98	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34	7	3.58	Americas
=98	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	34	3	9.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	34	4	1.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	Niger`NER`Western Africa	34	5	4.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
=102	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	33	6	2.63	Americas
=102	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	33	8	2.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
=102	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33	3	2.19	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=102	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	33	8	2.88	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=106	Argentina`ARG`South America	32	7	1.84	Americas
=106	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	32	6	4.37	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=106	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	32	8	2.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
=106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32	6	2.86	Americas
=106	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	32	5	3.04	Sub-Saharan Africa
=111	Honduras`HND`Central America	31	7	4.12	Americas
=111	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	31	8	2.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
=111	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	31	5	5.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
=111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31	8	3.02	Americas
=111	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	31	7	1.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
=111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31	8	2.56	Asia Pacific
=117	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	30	7	3.12	Asia Pacific
=117	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	30	8	3.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
=119	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	29	6	3.25	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=119	Guyana`GUY`South America	29	4	3.01	Americas
=119	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	29	8	2.52	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=119	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	29	8	3.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	28	5	6.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28	6	3.46	Americas
=123	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	28	8	4.90	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=123	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	28	6	2.29	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=123	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	28	6	3.22	Middle East & North Africa
=123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28	7	2.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	28	3	5.17	Asia Pacific
=130	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27	8	3.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	27	6	3.28	Middle East & North Africa
=130	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27	5	2.73	Asia Pacific
=130	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	27	7	2.50	Americas
=130	Paraguay`PRY`South America	27	5	2.85	Americas
=130	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	27	8	1.93	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=136	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	26	3	8.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	26	8	2.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26	5	7.36	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=139	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	25	7	4.30	Asia Pacific
=139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	25	6	3.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
=139	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	25	8	3.02	Sub-Saharan Africa
=139	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	25	4	5.31	Asia Pacific
=139	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	25	5	4.22	Asia Pacific
=139	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25	8	3.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24	4	1.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	23	6	4.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22	5	2.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	22	6	3.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	22	7	2.82	Asia Pacific
=150	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	21	5	2.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	21	7	3.87	Asia Pacific
=150	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21	8	4.54	Sub-Saharan Africa
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	19	6	2.71	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	18	4	8.15	Sub-Saharan Africa
=154	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	18	4	5.66	Middle East & North Africa
=154	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	18	4	2.38	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	18	6	2.66	Middle East & North Africa
=158	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	17	4	2.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	17	5	2.74	Americas
=158	Venezuela`VEN`South America	17	7	2.64	Americas
=161	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16	4	2.50	Middle East & North Africa
=161	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	16	5	3.18	Middle East & North Africa
=163	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	15	5	1.80	Sub-Saharan Africa
=163	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	15	3	1.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
165	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	12	6	3.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
166	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	11	4	3.49	Asia Pacific
=167	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	8	3	3.38	Asia Pacific
=167	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	8	4	2.32	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2015

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
#3Finland90
#4Sweden89
#5Norway88

Lowest

#167Somaliashared8
#167North Koreashared8
#166Afghanistan11
#165Sudan12
#163South Sudanshared15

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
Highest9 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestDjibouti9.07
LowestMalta1.32
Middle country: 2.87

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −6countries joined / left
119values changed, of 168 in both
66 · 53rose · fell
49unchanged

Rose most

Czechia51 → 56+5
Kuwait44 → 49+5
Malta55 → 60+5
Rwanda49 → 54+5
Austria72 → 76+4

Fell most

Brazil43 → 38−5
Lesotho49 → 44−5
Angola19 → 15−4
Guatemala32 → 28−4
Mexico35 → 31−4

− Bahamas

− Barbados

− Dominica

− Saint Lucia

− Eswatini

− Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

66 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published. 7 countries share 38. 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 168 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Transparency International (2015). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2015

0614 held

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07Questions