Data for 2018

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2018

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2018
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2018, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2018 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 88; Somalia is lowest, at 10. The middle country reads 38. Against 2017, 125 values changed (60 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2018

HighestDenmark

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2018the year it describes
69distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Transparency International’s rank

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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	88	8	2.63	Western Europe & European Union
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	87	8	2.44	Asia Pacific
=3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85	8	2.74	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	85	9	1.98	Asia Pacific
=3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	85	8	2.02	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85	7	1.57	Western Europe & European Union
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	84	8	2.14	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82	8	2.30	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	81	8	2.16	Americas
=9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	81	7	2.32	Western Europe & European Union
=11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80	8	2.49	Western Europe & European Union
=11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	80	8	2.03	Western Europe & European Union
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	77	9	1.27	Asia Pacific
=14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	76	8	1.37	Western Europe & European Union
=14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	76	8	2.47	Asia Pacific
=14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	76	7	4.33	Western Europe & European Union
17	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75	8	1.09	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	73	10	1.44	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	73	7	3.25	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	2.85	Asia Pacific
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	72	8	1.17	Western Europe & European Union
22	United States`USA`Northern America	71	9	3.25	Americas
=23	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	70	8	4.56	Middle East & North Africa
=23	Uruguay`URY`South America	70	7	2.73	Americas
=25	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	68	3	3.12	Americas
=25	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.86	Asia Pacific
27	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	1.88	Americas
28	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	66	4	3.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	65	3	5.39	Americas
30	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	64	8	2.14	Western Europe & European Union
=31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	63	3	6.62	Asia Pacific
=31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	63	8	3.06	Asia Pacific
33	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	62	7	8.08	Middle East & North Africa
=34	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	61	7	2.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
=34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	61	7	1.49	Middle East & North Africa
=36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60	10	1.69	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60	10	2.37	Western Europe & European Union
=38	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59	7	3.54	Western Europe & European Union
=38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	59	10	2.28	Western Europe & European Union
=38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	59	9	2.30	Western Europe & European Union
=41	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58	6	3.92	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=41	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	58	9	2.95	Western Europe & European Union
=41	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	58	3	3.39	Americas
=41	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58	8	4.33	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	57	4	4.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
=45	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	57	3	2.55	Americas
=45	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	57	10	2.74	Asia Pacific
=48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	56	7	3.65	Americas
=48	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	56	6	6.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
50	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55	3	4.27	Americas
51	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	54	5	1.39	Western Europe & European Union
52	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	53	6	3.72	Sub-Saharan Africa
=53	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52	3	3.00	Americas
=53	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	52	8	3.29	Western Europe & European Union
=53	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52	6	9.46	Middle East & North Africa
56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	51	5	3.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50	9	4.11	Western Europe & European Union
=58	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	49	8	3.21	Middle East & North Africa
=58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	49	7	6.34	Middle East & North Africa
60	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	48	10	2.77	Western Europe & European Union
=61	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	47	5	2.56	Americas
=61	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	47	9	2.86	Asia Pacific
=61	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	47	10	3.25	Western Europe & European Union
=64	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	46	10	2.79	Western Europe & European Union
=64	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46	4	5.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	46	3	5.97	Asia Pacific
=67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	45	8	2.51	Western Europe & European Union
=67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45	5	4.43	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45	9	2.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	44	7	3.92	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	7	3.37	Americas
=70	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	44	3	7.38	Asia Pacific
=73	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43	7	3.68	Middle East & North Africa
=73	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43	8	3.80	Sub-Saharan Africa
=73	Suriname`SUR`South America	43	4	3.22	Americas
=73	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	43	7	3.86	Middle East & North Africa
77	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	42	10	2.41	Western Europe & European Union
=78	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	41	8	1.81	Sub-Saharan Africa
=78	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	41	9	2.54	Sub-Saharan Africa
=78	India`IND`Southern Asia	41	9	2.42	Asia Pacific
=78	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	41	6	3.47	Middle East & North Africa
=78	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	41	6	3.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
=78	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	41	6	5.80	Americas
=78	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	41	9	3.03	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=85	Argentina`ARG`South America	40	8	2.70	Americas
=85	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40	6	3.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	39	8	2.02	Asia Pacific
=87	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39	8	2.89	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=89	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38	7	1.86	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=89	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38	3	4.48	Sub-Saharan Africa
=89	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	38	9	3.35	Asia Pacific
=89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38	7	1.85	Asia Pacific
=93	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	6	9.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Guyana`GUY`South America	37	5	0.77	Americas
=93	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	37	5	1.49	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	37	9	1.94	Asia Pacific
=93	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	37	7	3.38	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Panama`PAN`Central America	37	7	1.76	Americas
=99	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36	8	1.65	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=99	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36	4	1.81	Middle East & North Africa
=99	Colombia`COL`South America	36	8	2.51	Americas
=99	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36	9	1.55	Asia Pacific
=99	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36	9	1.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	36	9	2.08	Asia Pacific
=105	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	35	6	1.21	Middle East & North Africa
=105	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35	6	4.00	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=105	Brazil`BRA`South America	35	8	4.05	Americas
=105	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35	9	2.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
=105	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35	7	4.59	Middle East & North Africa
=105	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	35	7	2.59	Americas
=105	Peru`PER`South America	35	8	3.10	Americas
=105	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	35	3	4.81	Asia Pacific
=105	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	35	9	1.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
=114	Ecuador`ECU`South America	34	7	3.46	Americas
=114	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	34	8	1.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
=114	Niger`NER`Western Africa	34	6	2.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	33	9	2.13	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=117	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33	8	2.06	Asia Pacific
=117	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33	8	2.84	Asia Pacific
=120	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	32	8	3.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	32	9	2.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32	7	1.38	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	32	9	2.27	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	31	4	5.38	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	31	4	3.92	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31	9	3.60	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	31	3	2.24	Asia Pacific
=124	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31	6	1.85	Asia Pacific
=129	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30	7	2.57	Americas
=129	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30	9	2.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30	6	2.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
=132	Bolivia`BOL`South America	29	7	3.60	Americas
=132	Honduras`HND`Central America	29	8	2.42	Americas
=132	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	29	7	2.37	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=132	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29	5	5.70	Asia Pacific
=132	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	29	7	3.94	Asia Pacific
=132	Paraguay`PRY`South America	29	6	3.05	Americas
=138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	28	6	2.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
=138	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28	7	2.89	Middle East & North Africa
=138	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	28	7	2.28	Middle East & North Africa
=138	Mexico`MEX`Central America	28	9	1.83	Americas
=138	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28	6	2.47	Asia Pacific
=138	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28	9	2.51	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	27	4	9.00	Sub-Saharan Africa
=144	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27	7	2.56	Americas
=144	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	27	9	1.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
=144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27	6	2.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
=144	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	27	9	2.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26	8	2.63	Asia Pacific
=149	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26	5	1.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26	9	2.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
=152	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	25	6	4.09	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=152	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25	9	2.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
=152	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	25	7	2.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
=152	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	25	8	1.13	Americas
=152	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25	6	5.73	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
157	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	24	5	8.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	23	8	2.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	23	7	1.93	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
160	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	22	9	2.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20	8	2.58	Asia Pacific
=161	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20	8	2.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	20	6	2.47	Americas
=161	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	20	5	1.22	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=165	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	19	6	1.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19	6	2.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19	6	1.04	Sub-Saharan Africa
=168	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	18	5	2.63	Middle East & North Africa
=168	Venezuela`VEN`South America	18	8	2.13	Americas
=170	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17	5	2.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
=170	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17	5	2.57	Middle East & North Africa
=172	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	16	5	1.41	Asia Pacific
=172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16	3	2.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16	5	1.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16	7	2.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
=176	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	14	4	1.39	Asia Pacific
=176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	14	7	1.45	Middle East & North Africa
=178	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	13	5	1.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
=178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13	5	1.92	Middle East & North Africa
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	10	6	3.08	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmark88
#2New Zealand87
#3Switzerlandshared85
#3Finlandshared85
#3Singaporeshared85

Lowest

#180Somalia10
#178Syriashared13
#178South Sudanshared13
#176Yemenshared14
#176North Koreashared14

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
Highest9 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestOman9.46
LowestGuyana0.77
Middle country: 2.62

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
125values changed, of 180 in both
60 · 65rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Oman44 → 52+8
Gambia30 → 37+7
Seychelles60 → 66+6
Solomon Islands39 → 44+5
Eritrea20 → 24+4

Fell most

Azerbaijan31 → 25−6
Burundi22 → 17−5
Bolivia33 → 29−4
United States75 → 71−4
Costa Rica59 → 56−3

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

69 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 9 countries share 35. 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 (2018). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2018

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