Data for 2017

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2017

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2017
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2017, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2017 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. New Zealand is highest, at 89; Somalia is lowest, at 9. The middle country reads 39. Against 2016, 143 values changed (81 up, 62 down), 4 countries joined.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2017

HighestNew Zealand

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2017the year it describes
66distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Transparency International’s rank

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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2017, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	89	8	2.40	Asia Pacific
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	88	8	2.75	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85	8	2.84	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85	8	1.83	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85	7	1.71	Western Europe & European Union
=6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	84	9	2.26	Asia Pacific
=6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	84	8	2.27	Western Europe & European Union
=8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	82	8	1.49	Americas
=8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	82	6	2.08	Western Europe & European Union
=8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82	8	2.23	Western Europe & European Union
=8	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	82	8	1.70	Western Europe & European Union
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	81	8	1.87	Western Europe & European Union
=13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	77	9	1.40	Asia Pacific
=13	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	77	7	2.37	Asia Pacific
=13	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	77	7	4.38	Western Europe & European Union
=16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	75	8	1.17	Western Europe & European Union
=16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75	8	1.63	Western Europe & European Union
=16	United States`USA`Northern America	75	9	3.24	Americas
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	74	7	3.68	Western Europe & European Union
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	2.66	Asia Pacific
=21	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	71	10	2.21	Western Europe & European Union
=21	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	71	7	6.26	Middle East & North Africa
=23	France`FRA`Western Europe	70	8	1.36	Western Europe & European Union
=23	Uruguay`URY`South America	70	7	2.67	Americas
25	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	68	3	3.24	Americas
=26	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	67	5	1.83	Asia Pacific
=26	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	2.03	Americas
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	65	3	5.39	Americas
=29	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	63	8	2.56	Western Europe & European Union
=29	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	63	7	7.50	Middle East & North Africa
=29	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	63	8	3.28	Asia Pacific
=32	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	62	3	8.72	Asia Pacific
=32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	62	7	2.19	Middle East & North Africa
=34	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	61	7	2.74	Sub-Saharan Africa
=34	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	61	10	2.78	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60	10	1.36	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	60	4	8.32	Sub-Saharan Africa
=38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	59	7	2.98	Americas
=38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	59	9	2.21	Western Europe & European Union
=40	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	58	9	3.21	Western Europe & European Union
=40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	58	3	3.39	Americas
=42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57	7	3.78	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	57	10	1.98	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	57	3	2.55	Americas
=42	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	57	8	3.78	Western Europe & European Union
=46	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56	6	3.10	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	56	5	1.18	Western Europe & European Union
=48	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	55	4	4.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
=48	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	55	6	6.00	Sub-Saharan Africa
=48	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55	3	4.27	Americas
51	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	54	10	2.24	Asia Pacific
52	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52	3	3.00	Americas
53	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51	6	3.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=54	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	50	8	3.72	Western Europe & European Union
=54	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	50	5	4.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
=54	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50	9	3.32	Western Europe & European Union
=57	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	49	10	2.64	Western Europe & European Union
=57	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	49	7	6.14	Middle East & North Africa
=59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	48	8	2.98	Western Europe & European Union
=59	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48	8	2.99	Middle East & North Africa
=59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	48	10	3.12	Western Europe & European Union
=62	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	47	5	2.36	Americas
=62	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	47	9	2.67	Asia Pacific
=64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	46	5	2.45	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=64	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46	4	5.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
=66	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45	10	2.89	Western Europe & European Union
=66	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45	9	2.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
=68	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	44	7	4.12	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	7	3.96	Americas
=68	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	44	5	7.00	Middle East & North Africa
=71	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43	10	2.66	Western Europe & European Union
=71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43	8	3.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
=71	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43	3	3.93	Asia Pacific
=74	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	42	7	2.18	Sub-Saharan Africa
=74	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	42	6	4.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
=74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	42	7	3.73	Middle East & North Africa
=77	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	41	9	1.96	Asia Pacific
=77	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	41	8	2.80	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=77	Suriname`SUR`South America	41	4	4.08	Americas
=77	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	41	6	5.47	Americas
=81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	40	9	2.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
=81	India`IND`Southern Asia	40	9	2.16	Asia Pacific
=81	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	40	7	2.60	Middle East & North Africa
=81	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	40	8	1.80	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	39	8	2.92	Americas
=85	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39	6	4.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
=85	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	39	3	5.81	Sub-Saharan Africa
=85	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	39	5	2.13	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=85	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	39	6	2.47	Middle East & North Africa
=85	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	39	3	3.71	Asia Pacific
=91	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	38	8	1.81	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38	7	2.56	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	Guyana`GUY`South America	38	5	1.84	Americas
=91	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38	7	1.82	Asia Pacific
=91	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38	3	7.50	Asia Pacific
=96	Brazil`BRA`South America	37	8	4.24	Americas
=96	Colombia`COL`South America	37	8	2.77	Americas
=96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	37	9	3.12	Asia Pacific
=96	Panama`PAN`Central America	37	7	1.79	Americas
=96	Peru`PER`South America	37	8	3.35	Americas
=96	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	37	9	2.03	Asia Pacific
=96	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37	9	2.46	Sub-Saharan Africa
=103	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36	4	1.81	Middle East & North Africa
=103	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36	8	2.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
=103	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	36	9	1.40	Asia Pacific
=103	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36	9	1.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
=107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35	6	3.79	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=107	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	35	9	1.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
=107	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	35	6	4.49	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=107	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	35	8	2.78	Asia Pacific
111	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34	9	1.90	Asia Pacific
=112	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	33	6	2.32	Middle East & North Africa
=112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	33	6	2.98	Americas
=112	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	33	7	3.25	Americas
=112	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	33	3	1.71	Asia Pacific
=112	Niger`NER`Western Africa	33	6	3.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32	7	2.66	Americas
=117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32	7	4.04	Middle East & North Africa
=117	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32	4	3.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	32	8	2.11	Asia Pacific
=117	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	32	6	3.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	31	7	5.64	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=122	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	31	4	5.32	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31	9	3.59	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=122	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	31	8	3.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	31	9	1.85	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	31	7	2.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	31	9	1.54	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=122	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31	6	2.00	Asia Pacific
=130	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	30	6	6.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	30	7	3.51	Middle East & North Africa
=130	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	30	7	3.91	Asia Pacific
=130	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30	9	1.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	30	9	2.27	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=135	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	29	7	2.56	Americas
=135	Honduras`HND`Central America	29	8	2.32	Americas
=135	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	29	7	2.59	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=135	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29	5	5.89	Asia Pacific
=135	Mexico`MEX`Central America	29	9	1.69	Americas
=135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29	6	2.55	Asia Pacific
=135	Paraguay`PRY`South America	29	6	3.10	Americas
=135	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	29	9	2.50	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=143	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28	8	3.19	Asia Pacific
=143	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28	7	2.19	Americas
=143	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	28	9	1.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
=143	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	28	7	2.11	Middle East & North Africa
=143	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28	6	2.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
=148	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	27	4	8.87	Sub-Saharan Africa
=148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	27	7	2.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
=148	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	27	9	1.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
=151	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	26	8	1.29	Americas
=151	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26	9	2.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25	9	2.58	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25	8	2.87	Sub-Saharan Africa
155	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	24	8	2.72	Sub-Saharan Africa
156	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	23	5	3.28	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	22	6	3.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	22	6	2.05	Americas
=157	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	22	7	2.11	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	22	9	2.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	21	8	2.43	Asia Pacific
=161	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	21	8	1.96	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21	6	1.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	21	5	2.36	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=165	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20	6	2.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	20	5	5.74	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	19	5	1.28	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19	5	1.78	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=169	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	18	5	2.47	Middle East & North Africa
=169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	18	8	1.60	Americas
=171	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	17	3	3.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
=171	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	17	5	1.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
=171	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17	5	3.05	Middle East & North Africa
=171	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17	4	4.18	Asia Pacific
=175	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16	7	2.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
=175	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16	7	1.85	Middle East & North Africa
177	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	15	5	1.39	Asia Pacific
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14	5	1.93	Middle East & North Africa
179	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	12	5	1.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	9	5	2.26	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

#1New Zealand89
#2Denmark88
#3Switzerlandshared85
#3Finlandshared85
#3Norwayshared85

Lowest

#180Somalia9
#179South Sudan12
#178Syria14
#177Afghanistan15
#175Yemenshared16

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 39. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest9 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestComoros8.87
LowestRepublic of the Congo1.08
Middle country: 2.59

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −0countries joined / left
143values changed, of 176 in both
81 · 62rose · fell
33unchanged

Rose most

Barbados61 → 68+7
Trinidad and Tobago35 → 41+6
United Arab Emirates66 → 71+5
Jamaica39 → 44+5
North Korea12 → 17+5

Fell most

Bahrain43 → 36−7
Liberia37 → 31−6
Saint Lucia60 → 55−5
Cabo Verde59 → 55−4
Finland89 → 85−4

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Eswatini

+ Seychelles

+ Vanuatu

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

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

How values are stored

66 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 31. 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 180 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2017). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2017

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