Data for 2020

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2020

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2020
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2020, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2020 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 88; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 12. The middle country reads 40. Against 2019, 110 values changed (62 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2020

Highest2 countries share it

Lowest2 countries share it

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

180countries
3measures per country
2020the year it describes
63distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	88	8	1.77581	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	88	8	1.47934	Asia Pacific
=3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85	8	1.74859	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	85	9	1.20324	Asia Pacific
=3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	85	8	1.30395	Western Europe & European Union
=3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85	7	1.09663	Western Europe & European Union
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	84	7	1.25771	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82	8	1.43821	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80	8	1.99959	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	80	7	1.50317	Western Europe & European Union
=11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	77	9	1.04657	Asia Pacific
=11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	77	8	1.77113	Americas
=11	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	77	8	1.79497	Asia Pacific
=11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	77	8	2.20105	Western Europe & European Union
=15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	76	8	0.67404	Western Europe & European Union
=15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	76	7	1.05376	Western Europe & European Union
=17	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	75	10	0.87295	Western Europe & European Union
=17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	75	7	3.86474	Western Europe & European Union
19	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	74	9	2.02472	Asia Pacific
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	72	7	2.15231	Western Europe & European Union
=21	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	71	8	3.22619	Middle East & North Africa
=21	Uruguay`URY`South America	71	7	1.72360	Americas
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	69	8	1.40067	Western Europe & European Union
24	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.38733	Asia Pacific
=25	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	1.22599	Americas
=25	United States`USA`Northern America	67	9	2.48632	Americas
27	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	66	4	2.97433	Sub-Saharan Africa
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	65	8	2.05965	Asia Pacific
29	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	64	4	5.47144	Americas
=30	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	63	3	5.80168	Americas
=30	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	63	7	5.34654	Middle East & North Africa
32	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	62	8	2.00949	Western Europe & European Union
=33	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61	8	1.72786	Western Europe & European Union
=33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	61	10	1.11053	Asia Pacific
=35	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	60	7	2.87619	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	60	3	5.58508	Asia Pacific
=35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60	7	1.33842	Middle East & North Africa
=35	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	60	9	1.34077	Western Europe & European Union
=35	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60	10	1.12524	Western Europe & European Union
40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	59	3	4.01974	Americas
41	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	58	4	3.72251	Sub-Saharan Africa
=42	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	57	7	2.58101	Americas
=42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57	7	3.19193	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	57	9	1.91596	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56	5	3.14973	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	56	10	1.38571	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	56	3	4.16661	Americas
48	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	55	3	1.97621	Americas
=49	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	54	10	1.09898	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	54	6	7.47254	Middle East & North Africa
=49	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54	7	3.39292	Sub-Saharan Africa
=52	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53	3	3.48189	Americas
=52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	53	8	2.10790	Western Europe & European Union
=52	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	53	6	1.42296	Western Europe & European Union
=52	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53	6	1.53596	Sub-Saharan Africa
=52	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	53	7	5.36136	Middle East & North Africa
=57	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51	9	1.61751	Asia Pacific
=57	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51	7	1.88383	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	50	8	1.81035	Western Europe & European Union
=60	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	49	6	3.50478	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=60	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	49	8	2.20104	Middle East & North Africa
=60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	49	9	2.69166	Western Europe & European Union
=63	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	47	7	3.37605	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	47	10	1.47664	Western Europe & European Union
=63	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	47	5	2.81226	Americas
=63	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	47	4	5.05854	Sub-Saharan Africa
=67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45	5	3.24858	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45	9	1.32898	Sub-Saharan Africa
=69	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44	10	1.29055	Western Europe & European Union
=69	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	44	10	1.27156	Western Europe & European Union
=69	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	7	3.34319	Americas
=69	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	44	10	0.89221	Western Europe & European Union
=69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44	8	2.16715	Sub-Saharan Africa
=69	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	44	7	2.82747	Middle East & North Africa
=75	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43	9	1.51647	Sub-Saharan Africa
=75	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43	3	7.69273	Asia Pacific
=75	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43	3	3.58786	Asia Pacific
=78	Argentina`ARG`South America	42	8	2.31806	Americas
=78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42	6	5.91472	Middle East & North Africa
=78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42	8	1.63019	Asia Pacific
=78	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42	6	1.88292	Middle East & North Africa
=78	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42	3	7.80027	Asia Pacific
=83	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41	7	1.79704	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	Guyana`GUY`South America	41	5	3.53952	Americas
=83	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	41	6	3.23779	Sub-Saharan Africa
=86	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40	8	1.62232	Sub-Saharan Africa
=86	India`IND`Southern Asia	40	9	1.14157	Asia Pacific
=86	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	40	7	2.21557	Middle East & North Africa
=86	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40	4	2.70774	Asia Pacific
=86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	40	7	3.73358	Americas
=86	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	40	9	2.05516	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=92	Colombia`COL`South America	39	8	1.58831	Americas
=92	Ecuador`ECU`South America	39	7	1.73220	Americas
=94	Brazil`BRA`South America	38	8	2.49938	Americas
=94	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38	9	1.00202	Sub-Saharan Africa
=94	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38	9	3.11629	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=94	Peru`PER`South America	38	8	1.97999	Americas
=94	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	38	8	1.65929	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=94	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38	8	1.16946	Asia Pacific
=94	Suriname`SUR`South America	38	4	1.68690	Americas
=94	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38	9	0.80379	Sub-Saharan Africa
=102	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	8	3.19398	Sub-Saharan Africa
=102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	37	9	1.70828	Asia Pacific
=104	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36	8	0.91549	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36	7	1.48148	Middle East & North Africa
=104	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36	9	1.45833	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	36	7	1.37828	Americas
=104	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	36	6	0.68317	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	36	9	1.30788	Asia Pacific
=104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	36	8	1.80822	Asia Pacific
=111	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35	7	1.86721	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=111	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	35	9	0.70917	Asia Pacific
=111	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	35	7	2.44184	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=111	Panama`PAN`Central America	35	7	0.76901	Americas
=115	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	34	9	1.23791	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=115	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34	9	0.92004	Asia Pacific
=117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33	7	3.68174	Middle East & North Africa
=117	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	33	4	4.93164	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	33	6	1.35067	Asia Pacific
=117	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	33	8	2.42092	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	33	9	1.31305	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=117	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	33	9	0.95661	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32	7	1.19665	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	31	7	2.04803	Americas
=124	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31	9	1.49291	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	31	7	1.28063	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31	9	1.38133	Americas
=124	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	31	8	1.79867	Asia Pacific
=129	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	30	7	5.00002	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=129	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	30	6	2.34829	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30	9	1.15658	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	30	8	1.49772	Sub-Saharan Africa
=129	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	30	9	1.33419	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=134	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29	5	3.95303	Asia Pacific
=134	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29	6	1.60338	Sub-Saharan Africa
=134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29	7	1.75059	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	28	7	1.91381	Americas
=137	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	28	8	1.87811	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	28	7	2.01125	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	28	7	2.65018	Asia Pacific
=137	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28	6	2.19056	Americas
=142	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	27	7	2.01114	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	27	5	1.52940	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27	6	1.61913	Asia Pacific
=142	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	27	9	1.15384	Sub-Saharan Africa
=146	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26	8	1.71569	Asia Pacific
=146	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26	5	0.93265	Sub-Saharan Africa
=146	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	26	7	1.52041	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=149	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25	9	1.36494	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	25	7	1.38045	Americas
=149	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	25	7	2.55992	Middle East & North Africa
=149	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	25	7	1.15365	Middle East & North Africa
=149	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	25	8	1.51131	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25	9	1.59715	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	25	8	1.44864	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25	6	5.08664	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	Honduras`HND`Central America	24	7	1.52338	Americas
=157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	24	9	1.35259	Sub-Saharan Africa
159	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22	7	0.89837	Americas
=160	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	21	8	2.32271	Asia Pacific
=160	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	21	6	1.71020	Sub-Saharan Africa
=160	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	21	4	5.74956	Sub-Saharan Africa
=160	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	21	5	4.57969	Sub-Saharan Africa
=160	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21	5	2.52276	Middle East & North Africa
=165	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19	5	2.44001	Asia Pacific
=165	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	19	6	3.73786	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	19	6	2.70877	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19	6	0.80160	Sub-Saharan Africa
=165	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19	5	0.91227	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=170	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	18	9	0.74905	Sub-Saharan Africa
=170	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18	6	2.47075	Americas
=170	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	18	4	3.45566	Asia Pacific
173	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17	5	1.71509	Middle East & North Africa
=174	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16	4	2.59613	Sub-Saharan Africa
=174	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16	7	2.14281	Sub-Saharan Africa
=176	Venezuela`VEN`South America	15	8	0.91443	Americas
=176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	15	7	1.33360	Middle East & North Africa
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14	5	1.57639	Middle East & North Africa
=179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	12	6	2.29227	Sub-Saharan Africa
=179	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	12	5	1.10864	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmarkshared88
#1New Zealandshared88
#3Switzerlandshared85
#3Finlandshared85
#3Singaporeshared85

Lowest

#179South Sudanshared12
#179Somaliashared12
#178Syria14
#176Yemenshared15
#176Venezuelashared15

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
HighestSolomon Islands7.80027
LowestAustria0.67404
Middle country: 1.78539

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
110values changed, of 180 in both
62 · 48rose · fell
70unchanged

Rose most

Maldives29 → 43+14
Armenia42 → 49+7
Kazakhstan34 → 38+4
Afghanistan16 → 19+3
Brazil35 → 38+3

Fell most

Suriname44 → 38−6
Comoros25 → 21−4
Argentina45 → 42−3
Djibouti30 → 27−3
Indonesia40 → 37−3

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

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

05The files

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Transparency International (2020). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2020

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