Data for 2019

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2019

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2019
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2019, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2019 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 87; Somalia is lowest, at 9. The middle country reads 40. Against 2018, 128 values changed (60 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2019

Highest2 countries share it

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2019the year it describes
65distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	87	8	2.5425	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	87	8	2.2865	Asia Pacific
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	86	8	2.9245	Western Europe & European Union
=4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	85	9	2.0484	Asia Pacific
=4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	85	8	1.9777	Western Europe & European Union
=4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85	7	1.5801	Western Europe & European Union
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	84	7	1.6467	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82	8	2.2470	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80	8	3.3098	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	80	7	1.9546	Western Europe & European Union
11	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	78	7	4.6271	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	77	9	1.3179	Asia Pacific
=12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	77	8	1.5688	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	77	8	2.7968	Americas
=12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	77	8	3.3372	Western Europe & European Union
16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	76	8	3.1521	Asia Pacific
17	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75	7	1.0948	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	74	10	1.2099	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	74	7	3.6110	Western Europe & European Union
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	3.5105	Asia Pacific
=21	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	71	8	5.1263	Middle East & North Africa
=21	Uruguay`URY`South America	71	7	2.4722	Americas
=23	France`FRA`Western Europe	69	8	2.2803	Western Europe & European Union
=23	United States`USA`Northern America	69	9	4.1152	Americas
25	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.7566	Asia Pacific
26	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	2.5526	Americas
27	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	66	4	3.3969	Sub-Saharan Africa
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	65	8	3.0347	Asia Pacific
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64	3	5.8256	Americas
=30	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	62	4	6.0596	Americas
=30	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	62	8	2.8191	Western Europe & European Union
=30	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	62	7	7.9971	Middle East & North Africa
=30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	62	8	3.1661	Western Europe & European Union
34	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	61	7	3.7319	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	60	3	6.1182	Asia Pacific
=35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60	7	1.9891	Middle East & North Africa
=35	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	60	9	2.3195	Western Europe & European Union
=35	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60	10	2.2835	Western Europe & European Union
=39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	59	3	4.1418	Americas
=39	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	59	10	2.4389	Asia Pacific
=41	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	58	4	4.2984	Sub-Saharan Africa
=41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	58	7	3.4135	Western Europe & European Union
=41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	58	10	1.8451	Western Europe & European Union
=44	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	56	7	3.9710	Americas
=44	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	56	10	1.8680	Western Europe & European Union
=44	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56	5	3.8356	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=44	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56	9	3.5269	Western Europe & European Union
=48	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	55	3	2.1648	Americas
=48	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55	3	4.1547	Americas
50	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	54	6	1.5512	Western Europe & European Union
=51	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53	3	4.3738	Americas
=51	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	53	8	3.2156	Western Europe & European Union
=51	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	53	9	2.2927	Asia Pacific
=51	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53	7	4.7548	Sub-Saharan Africa
=51	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	53	7	7.5614	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	52	6	3.1246	Sub-Saharan Africa
=56	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	52	7	3.1326	Sub-Saharan Africa
=56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52	6	9.7790	Middle East & North Africa
59	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50	9	4.5709	Western Europe & European Union
=60	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	48	5	1.8697	Americas
=60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	48	8	2.5682	Western Europe & European Union
=60	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48	8	3.2924	Middle East & North Africa
63	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	47	10	2.4179	Western Europe & European Union
=64	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46	4	5.3637	Sub-Saharan Africa
=64	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	46	3	6.3762	Asia Pacific
=66	Argentina`ARG`South America	45	8	3.2887	Americas
=66	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	45	7	4.2005	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45	5	4.8363	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=66	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45	9	2.0631	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	44	10	2.5772	Western Europe & European Union
=70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	44	10	2.7648	Western Europe & European Union
=70	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44	8	3.4421	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Suriname`SUR`South America	44	4	4.7630	Americas
=74	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43	10	2.7680	Western Europe & European Union
=74	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43	7	3.5835	Americas
=74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	43	7	3.9411	Middle East & North Africa
=77	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	42	6	4.3106	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=77	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42	6	7.6458	Middle East & North Africa
=77	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42	3	8.6897	Asia Pacific
=80	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41	7	2.6392	Sub-Saharan Africa
=80	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	41	8	2.1009	Asia Pacific
=80	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	41	9	2.7568	Sub-Saharan Africa
=80	India`IND`Southern Asia	41	9	1.6049	Asia Pacific
=80	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	41	7	3.1505	Middle East & North Africa
=85	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40	8	2.5429	Sub-Saharan Africa
=85	Guyana`GUY`South America	40	5	3.3373	Americas
=85	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	40	9	3.7567	Asia Pacific
=85	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	40	6	1.8794	Middle East & North Africa
=85	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40	6	3.9494	Sub-Saharan Africa
=85	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	40	7	5.3781	Americas
=91	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39	8	2.4846	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	39	9	3.3370	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38	7	2.1925	Americas
=93	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38	7	2.1130	Asia Pacific
=93	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38	4	4.4954	Asia Pacific
=96	Colombia`COL`South America	37	8	2.4939	Americas
=96	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37	9	1.5160	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	7	5.9803	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	37	9	1.9186	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	37	8	2.8411	Asia Pacific
=101	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	36	7	1.9527	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	36	5	0.8147	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Panama`PAN`Central America	36	7	1.3744	Americas
=101	Peru`PER`South America	36	8	3.0656	Americas
=101	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	36	9	2.4480	Asia Pacific
=106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	35	8	2.5077	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=106	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	35	7	2.5903	Middle East & North Africa
=106	Brazil`BRA`South America	35	8	4.0603	Americas
=106	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35	9	2.4887	Sub-Saharan Africa
=106	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35	7	4.8634	Middle East & North Africa
=106	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	35	9	1.8876	Asia Pacific
=106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	35	7	3.5627	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=113	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	34	7	2.5637	Americas
=113	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	34	4	6.0759	Sub-Saharan Africa
=113	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	34	9	4.1766	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=113	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34	6	1.7594	Asia Pacific
=113	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34	9	1.5859	Asia Pacific
=113	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	34	9	1.9737	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	33	8	3.4650	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	32	9	2.3952	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=120	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32	7	1.7157	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	32	8	2.4613	Asia Pacific
=123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	31	7	2.9966	Americas
=123	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	31	6	2.4076	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	31	9	1.7792	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	30	7	7.1618	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=126	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30	5	4.2766	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	30	7	2.5406	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=126	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	30	9	2.3806	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	29	8	2.4994	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29	5	4.9959	Asia Pacific
=130	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	29	3	2.5700	Asia Pacific
=130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	29	8	2.6205	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Mexico`MEX`Central America	29	9	1.7257	Americas
=130	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	29	7	4.2128	Asia Pacific
=130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29	7	2.4049	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	28	7	2.6993	Americas
=137	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	28	9	2.1678	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	28	7	2.2715	Middle East & North Africa
=137	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	28	7	2.6673	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28	6	2.7291	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28	6	2.3798	Asia Pacific
=137	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28	6	2.8354	Americas
=137	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28	9	2.4764	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=137	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	28	9	2.0350	Sub-Saharan Africa
=146	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	26	7	1.8216	Sub-Saharan Africa
=146	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26	8	2.6173	Asia Pacific
=146	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	26	7	2.2317	Americas
=146	Honduras`HND`Central America	26	7	3.2542	Americas
=146	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26	7	3.6263	Middle East & North Africa
=146	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26	9	2.9774	Sub-Saharan Africa
=146	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	26	8	1.8681	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25	9	2.4245	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	25	5	1.4280	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	25	4	8.9047	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25	6	6.6600	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	25	7	2.0107	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=158	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	24	8	2.4753	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	24	9	2.3077	Sub-Saharan Africa
160	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	23	5	6.6574	Sub-Saharan Africa
161	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22	7	1.1625	Americas
=162	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20	8	3.4095	Asia Pacific
=162	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20	6	2.4513	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	20	5	2.9800	Middle East & North Africa
=165	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	19	6	4.8940	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19	6	1.0316	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19	5	1.4171	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=168	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	18	9	1.4269	Sub-Saharan Africa
=168	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18	6	2.9091	Sub-Saharan Africa
=168	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18	6	3.2350	Americas
=168	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	18	5	2.2411	Middle East & North Africa
172	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17	4	3.1598	Asia Pacific
=173	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	16	5	2.5545	Asia Pacific
=173	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16	4	2.9978	Sub-Saharan Africa
=173	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16	7	2.7434	Sub-Saharan Africa
=173	Venezuela`VEN`South America	16	8	2.0489	Americas
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	15	7	1.8860	Middle East & North Africa
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13	5	1.9215	Middle East & North Africa
179	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	12	5	1.2639	Sub-Saharan Africa
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	9	5	1.7408	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmarkshared87
#1New Zealandshared87
#3Finland86
#4Switzerlandshared85
#4Singaporeshared85

Lowest

#180Somalia9
#179South Sudan12
#178Syria13
#177Yemen15
#173Venezuelashared16

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 40. “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
HighestOman9.7790
LowestKosovo0.8147
Middle country: 2.6533

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
128values changed, of 180 in both
60 · 68rose · fell
52unchanged

Rose most

Angola19 → 26+7
Armenia35 → 42+7
Bahrain36 → 42+6
Malaysia47 → 53+6
Argentina40 → 45+5

Fell most

Barbados68 → 62−6
Canada81 → 77−4
Liberia32 → 28−4
Eswatini38 → 34−4
Brunei63 → 60−3

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

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

How values are stored

65 distinct values among 180
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 180 countries has every column.

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Transparency International (2019). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2019

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