Data for 2021

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2021

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2021
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2021, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2021 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 88; South Sudan is lowest, at 11. The middle country reads 39. Against 2020, 131 values changed (65 up, 66 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2021

Highest3 countries share it

LowestSouth Sudan

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

180countries
3measures per country
2021the year it describes
64distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2021, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	88	8	1.8505	Western Europe & European Union
=1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	88	8	1.2483	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	88	8	1.4276	Asia Pacific
=4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85	7	1.0721	Western Europe & European Union
=4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	85	9	1.1597	Asia Pacific
=4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	85	8	1.2394	Western Europe & European Union
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	84	7	1.1050	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82	8	1.3620	Western Europe & European Union
9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	81	8	0.9625	Western Europe & European Union
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80	8	1.7635	Western Europe & European Union
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	78	8	1.4282	Western Europe & European Union
12	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	76	8	1.8463	Asia Pacific
=13	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	74	8	0.8317	Western Europe & European Union
=13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	74	8	2.3000	Americas
=13	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	74	10	0.9227	Western Europe & European Union
=13	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	74	7	3.7044	Western Europe & European Union
=13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	74	8	0.6804	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	73	9	1.6267	Asia Pacific
=18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	73	8	1.4353	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	2.1001	Asia Pacific
=18	Uruguay`URY`South America	73	7	0.6760	Americas
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	71	8	1.2999	Western Europe & European Union
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	70	3	1.3439	Sub-Saharan Africa
24	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	69	8	2.9043	Middle East & North Africa
=25	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.2399	Asia Pacific
=25	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	68	8	1.8534	Asia Pacific
=27	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	1.3296	Americas
=27	United States`USA`Northern America	67	9	2.2095	Americas
29	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	65	4	3.0658	Americas
30	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64	3	5.6318	Americas
31	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	63	7	5.0101	Middle East & North Africa
=32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	62	8	1.8434	Western Europe & European Union
=32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	62	10	1.1329	Asia Pacific
=34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61	10	1.1812	Western Europe & European Union
=34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61	8	2.2801	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59	7	2.0542	Middle East & North Africa
=36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59	10	1.3241	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	59	3	3.5471	Americas
=39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	58	4	2.9655	Sub-Saharan Africa
=39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	58	7	2.4201	Americas
41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	57	10	1.0368	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56	8	1.4613	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	56	10	1.2210	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	56	3	4.0273	Americas
=45	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	55	8	3.1917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=45	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	55	3	1.9762	Americas
=45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	55	3	5.1585	Asia Pacific
=45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	55	6	2.8432	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=49	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	54	10	1.2836	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	54	7	1.7311	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	54	6	1.5978	Sub-Saharan Africa
=52	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	53	8	2.5944	Western Europe & European Union
=52	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53	3	3.9927	Americas
=52	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53	7	3.5897	Sub-Saharan Africa
=52	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	53	7	4.2384	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52	6	7.1234	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52	10	2.0135	Western Europe & European Union
=58	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	49	6	3.7646	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	49	8	1.6265	Western Europe & European Union
=58	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	49	8	2.6492	Middle East & North Africa
=58	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	49	7	2.6144	Sub-Saharan Africa
62	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	48	9	1.3198	Asia Pacific
63	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	47	10	1.5616	Western Europe & European Union
=64	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	46	5	3.0690	Americas
=64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	46	5	2.1308	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=66	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	45	9	1.7688	Asia Pacific
=66	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	45	10	0.9970	Western Europe & European Union
=66	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	45	4	4.8202	Sub-Saharan Africa
=66	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	45	3	4.5828	Asia Pacific
=70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	6	3.6648	Americas
=70	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	44	8	2.3545	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	44	7	1.8990	Middle East & North Africa
=73	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43	9	1.5308	Sub-Saharan Africa
=73	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	43	10	1.3012	Western Europe & European Union
=73	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	43	6	2.0001	Middle East & North Africa
=73	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43	9	1.3521	Sub-Saharan Africa
=73	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43	3	7.3137	Asia Pacific
=78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42	6	5.1953	Middle East & North Africa
=78	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42	7	2.3486	Sub-Saharan Africa
=78	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	42	10	1.1769	Western Europe & European Union
=78	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	42	7	1.3672	Sub-Saharan Africa
=82	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	41	8	2.3458	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=82	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	41	4	3.6842	Asia Pacific
=82	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	41	7	3.6568	Americas
=85	India`IND`Southern Asia	40	9	1.1736	Asia Pacific
=85	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	40	3	4.3921	Asia Pacific
=87	Colombia`COL`South America	39	8	1.4547	Americas
=87	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39	8	1.2126	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Guyana`GUY`South America	39	5	2.1333	Americas
=87	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	39	6	2.3099	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=87	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39	6	2.4745	Middle East & North Africa
=87	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	39	7	1.6616	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=87	Suriname`SUR`South America	39	4	4.2892	Americas
=87	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39	9	1.3946	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	39	8	0.8229	Asia Pacific
=96	Argentina`ARG`South America	38	8	2.0991	Americas
=96	Brazil`BRA`South America	38	8	1.6140	Americas
=96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	38	9	2.1387	Asia Pacific
=96	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	38	6	4.0026	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	38	8	1.4242	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=96	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	38	9	2.0962	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=102	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	8	3.3836	Sub-Saharan Africa
=102	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37	9	3.3319	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37	7	0.9940	Asia Pacific
=105	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36	9	1.4035	Sub-Saharan Africa
=105	Ecuador`ECU`South America	36	7	1.5763	Americas
=105	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	36	7	1.3449	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=105	Panama`PAN`Central America	36	7	1.0179	Americas
=105	Peru`PER`South America	36	8	1.8400	Americas
=110	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	35	8	1.3260	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=110	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35	7	1.8010	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=110	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	35	9	1.6944	Sub-Saharan Africa
=110	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	35	8	0.5707	Asia Pacific
=110	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	35	9	0.8400	Asia Pacific
=115	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	34	7	1.5919	Americas
=115	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34	9	1.8358	Sub-Saharan Africa
=117	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	33	7	1.0762	Middle East & North Africa
=117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33	7	4.0880	Middle East & North Africa
=117	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	33	6	0.5358	Asia Pacific
=117	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	33	9	0.9365	Asia Pacific
=117	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	33	9	1.6343	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	32	3	7.1218	Sub-Saharan Africa
=122	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	32	9	1.2944	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	31	5	2.3954	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31	9	1.4296	Americas
=124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	31	7	1.3537	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	31	6	2.2617	Asia Pacific
=128	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	30	7	5.5242	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=128	Bolivia`BOL`South America	30	7	1.6849	Americas
=128	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30	5	1.6803	Sub-Saharan Africa
=128	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30	7	1.1575	Americas
=128	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	30	9	1.3175	Sub-Saharan Africa
=128	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	30	5	3.2130	Asia Pacific
=128	Paraguay`PRY`South America	30	7	1.4010	Americas
=128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30	7	1.6037	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	29	7	1.5261	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	29	8	1.6970	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	29	8	1.4632	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	29	9	1.4616	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28	7	1.8507	Sub-Saharan Africa
=140	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	28	7	2.7774	Asia Pacific
=140	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28	8	1.8699	Asia Pacific
=140	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	28	7	1.5091	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=144	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27	9	1.3669	Sub-Saharan Africa
=144	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	27	7	1.1634	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=144	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	27	9	1.2214	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26	8	1.7425	Asia Pacific
=147	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	26	7	1.6892	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26	8	1.9878	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	25	7	1.1732	Americas
=150	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	25	8	1.2684	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	25	7	2.2935	Middle East & North Africa
=150	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25	6	3.9682	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24	5	0.9886	Sub-Saharan Africa
=154	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	24	7	0.7674	Middle East & North Africa
=154	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	24	8	1.5675	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	23	8	2.8427	Asia Pacific
=157	Honduras`HND`Central America	23	8	0.8461	Americas
=157	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	23	5	4.0190	Middle East & North Africa
=157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	23	8	1.5181	Sub-Saharan Africa
161	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	22	5	4.9917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21	6	2.6923	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21	7	1.4568	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20	6	1.8860	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	20	4	5.8298	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	20	6	0.7416	Americas
=164	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20	8	0.9706	Americas
=164	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	20	8	2.4283	Sub-Saharan Africa
=169	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	19	6	3.2682	Sub-Saharan Africa
=169	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	19	9	1.0014	Sub-Saharan Africa
=169	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19	5	1.0687	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	17	4	2.5482	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17	5	1.7151	Middle East & North Africa
=174	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	16	5	2.1242	Asia Pacific
=174	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	16	4	2.5702	Asia Pacific
=174	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16	7	2.2926	Middle East & North Africa
177	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14	8	0.9911	Americas
=178	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	13	6	1.8917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13	5	1.5785	Middle East & North Africa
180	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	11	5	0.4091	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmarkshared88
#1Finlandshared88
#1New Zealandshared88
#4Norwayshared85
#4Singaporeshared85

Lowest

#180South Sudan11
#178Syriashared13
#178Somaliashared13
#177Venezuela14
#174Yemenshared16

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
Highest12 share it
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestSolomon Islands7.3137
LowestSouth Sudan0.4091
Middle country: 1.7061

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
131values changed, of 179 in both
65 · 66rose · fell
48unchanged

Rose most

Malawi30 → 35+5
North Macedonia35 → 39+4
Papua New Guinea27 → 31+4
Sudan16 → 20+4
Seychelles66 → 70+4

Fell most

Belarus47 → 41−6
Botswana60 → 55−5
Argentina42 → 38−4
Australia77 → 73−4
Cyprus57 → 53−4

+ Fiji

− Brunei

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

64 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 9 countries share 39. 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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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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Cite this edition

Transparency International (2021). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2021

0614 held

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How it has moved, charted by country

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