Data for 2022

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2022

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2022
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2022, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2022 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 90; Somalia is lowest, at 12. The middle country reads 40. Against 2021, 122 values changed (49 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2022

HighestDenmark

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2022the year it describes
67distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	90	8	1.7093	Western Europe & European Union
=2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	87	8	1.1939	Western Europe & European Union
=2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	87	8	1.4052	Asia Pacific
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	84	7	1.1688	Western Europe & European Union
=5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	83	8	1.2984	Asia Pacific
=5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	83	8	2.2041	Western Europe & European Union
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	82	7	1.8461	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	80	8	2.0091	Western Europe & European Union
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79	8	2.1683	Western Europe & European Union
=10	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	77	8	0.7930	Western Europe & European Union
=10	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	77	8	1.0838	Western Europe & European Union
12	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	76	8	1.6133	Asia Pacific
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75	9	0.7789	Asia Pacific
=14	Canada`CAN`Northern America	74	8	2.1234	Americas
=14	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	74	10	1.0127	Western Europe & European Union
=14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	74	7	3.8319	Western Europe & European Union
=14	Uruguay`URY`South America	74	7	0.6599	Americas
=18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	73	8	1.5154	Western Europe & European Union
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	1.8565	Asia Pacific
=18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	73	8	1.8472	Western Europe & European Union
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	72	8	0.6444	Western Europe & European Union
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	71	8	1.5290	Western Europe & European Union
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	70	3	1.7751	Sub-Saharan Africa
24	United States`USA`Northern America	69	9	2.1101	Americas
=25	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.1793	Asia Pacific
=25	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	68	8	1.6558	Asia Pacific
=27	Chile`CHL`South America	67	9	1.3410	Americas
=27	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	67	7	3.1020	Middle East & North Africa
29	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	65	4	3.2813	Americas
30	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64	3	5.3180	Americas
=31	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	63	7	2.0528	Middle East & North Africa
=31	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	63	10	1.0313	Asia Pacific
=33	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	62	10	1.1407	Western Europe & European Union
=33	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	62	8	1.6327	Western Europe & European Union
=35	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	60	8	2.6306	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	60	4	4.8116	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	60	3	4.5091	Americas
=35	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60	8	2.4123	Western Europe & European Union
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59	10	1.3616	Western Europe & European Union
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	58	6	5.0830	Middle East & North Africa
=41	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	56	10	1.0848	Western Europe & European Union
=41	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56	6	3.0266	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56	8	1.7065	Western Europe & European Union
=41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	56	10	0.9638	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	55	3	1.8965	Americas
=45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	55	10	1.3679	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55	3	3.7002	Americas
48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	54	7	3.1607	Americas
=49	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	53	3	4.3184	Asia Pacific
=49	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	53	10	1.7183	Western Europe & European Union
=51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	52	8	2.4575	Western Europe & European Union
=51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	52	8	2.1435	Western Europe & European Union
=51	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52	3	3.2309	Americas
=54	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	51	7	2.5216	Western Europe & European Union
=54	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	51	6	2.7948	Sub-Saharan Africa
=54	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	51	6	4.6438	Middle East & North Africa
=57	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	50	9	0.9332	Western Europe & European Union
=57	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	50	6	1.7831	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	49	7	2.4849	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	48	3	2.7231	Asia Pacific
=61	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47	8	2.3812	Middle East & North Africa
=61	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	47	9	1.3669	Asia Pacific
=63	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46	6	2.4678	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	46	10	1.0080	Western Europe & European Union
=65	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	45	9	1.8115	Asia Pacific
=65	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	45	5	2.8707	Americas
=65	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45	5	1.9328	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=65	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	45	4	4.8202	Sub-Saharan Africa
=69	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	44	6	6.1863	Middle East & North Africa
=69	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	6	3.6597	Americas
=69	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	44	5	4.9512	Middle East & North Africa
=72	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43	7	2.4164	Sub-Saharan Africa
=72	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43	10	1.0625	Western Europe & European Union
=72	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43	9	1.4317	Sub-Saharan Africa
=72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43	9	1.3954	Sub-Saharan Africa
=72	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43	8	2.0070	Sub-Saharan Africa
=77	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	42	7	1.3672	Sub-Saharan Africa
=77	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	42	10	1.4627	Western Europe & European Union
=77	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42	6	1.7364	Middle East & North Africa
=77	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42	3	7.6720	Asia Pacific
=77	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	42	4	5.0347	Asia Pacific
=77	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	42	7	3.8602	Americas
=77	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42	8	1.4970	Asia Pacific
84	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	41	6	2.5762	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=85	Guyana`GUY`South America	40	5	2.1830	Americas
=85	India`IND`Southern Asia	40	9	1.1822	Asia Pacific
=85	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	40	3	4.8321	Asia Pacific
=85	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40	7	1.9547	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=85	Suriname`SUR`South America	40	4	5.3809	Americas
=85	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	40	7	1.1232	Middle East & North Africa
=91	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	39	7	3.1356	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	Colombia`COL`South America	39	8	1.3794	Americas
=91	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	39	8	1.6461	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=94	Argentina`ARG`South America	38	7	2.3348	Americas
=94	Brazil`BRA`South America	38	8	1.5762	Americas
=94	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38	8	1.3118	Sub-Saharan Africa
=94	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38	7	1.7971	Middle East & North Africa
=94	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38	9	0.9944	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	37	9	1.9721	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	37	6	3.8749	Sub-Saharan Africa
=101	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	36	8	1.3164	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Ecuador`ECU`South America	36	7	1.0712	Americas
=101	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	36	9	3.2877	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Panama`PAN`Central America	36	7	1.0828	Americas
=101	Peru`PER`South America	36	8	1.4343	Americas
=101	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	36	8	1.3314	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=101	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36	7	0.8001	Asia Pacific
=101	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	36	9	1.0918	Asia Pacific
=101	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	36	9	1.5059	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=110	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	34	7	2.1846	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=110	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	34	7	3.7627	Sub-Saharan Africa
=110	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	34	8	1.7835	Asia Pacific
=110	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34	9	1.7079	Sub-Saharan Africa
=110	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34	6	0.9337	Asia Pacific
=110	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34	9	1.7252	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	33	6	1.6738	Middle East & North Africa
=116	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	33	7	2.8077	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	33	7	1.9109	Americas
=116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	33	8	0.8162	Asia Pacific
=116	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	33	9	0.9320	Asia Pacific
=116	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	33	8	1.4406	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=116	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	33	9	1.4959	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	32	7	1.3051	Americas
=123	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	32	9	1.5010	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32	7	1.4998	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	31	6	2.4133	Americas
=126	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	31	5	3.7032	Asia Pacific
=126	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31	9	1.6235	Americas
=126	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	31	8	1.7146	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30	5	1.7377	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30	6	1.7801	Middle East & North Africa
=130	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	30	3	5.8991	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30	6	1.6804	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	30	6	2.3411	Asia Pacific
=130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30	7	1.6954	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29	6	2.0697	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28	8	1.6281	Sub-Saharan Africa
=137	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28	7	1.6976	Americas
=137	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28	8	1.7296	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=140	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	27	7	1.3172	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=140	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	27	7	1.9167	Asia Pacific
=142	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	26	9	1.3702	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	26	7	1.7160	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	26	7	1.6740	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26	8	1.8934	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26	8	1.4894	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	25	8	1.9272	Asia Pacific
=147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	25	7	1.6026	Sub-Saharan Africa
=147	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	25	7	2.3227	Middle East & North Africa
=150	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	24	4	6.3000	Asia Pacific
=150	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	24	8	2.7824	Asia Pacific
=150	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24	5	0.8079	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	24	7	1.1297	Americas
=150	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	24	7	0.8219	Middle East & North Africa
=150	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	24	8	1.6044	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	24	6	3.1324	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	23	6	2.3971	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	Honduras`HND`Central America	23	8	0.5017	Americas
=157	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	23	5	3.9850	Middle East & North Africa
=157	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	23	7	1.8980	Asia Pacific
=157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	23	8	1.5321	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	22	5	4.7839	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	22	8	3.4678	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21	6	2.6689	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21	7	1.2627	Sub-Saharan Africa
166	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20	9	0.9935	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19	6	1.5131	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	19	4	5.4786	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19	8	1.0404	Americas
=167	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19	5	1.0687	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=171	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17	5	2.3256	Sub-Saharan Africa
=171	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	17	4	2.5482	Sub-Saharan Africa
=171	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	17	6	1.3438	Americas
=171	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	17	5	1.5940	Middle East & North Africa
=171	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17	4	3.7757	Asia Pacific
176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16	7	1.9751	Middle East & North Africa
177	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14	8	1.2969	Americas
=178	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	13	5	1.8993	Sub-Saharan Africa
=178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13	5	1.5689	Middle East & North Africa
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	12	6	1.7382	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmark90
#2Finlandshared87
#2New Zealandshared87
#4Norway84
#5Singaporeshared83

Lowest

#180Somalia12
#178Syriashared13
#178South Sudanshared13
#177Venezuela14
#176Yemen16

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
Highest11 share it
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestSolomon Islands7.6720
LowestHonduras0.5017
Middle country: 1.7380

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
122values changed, of 180 in both
49 · 73rose · fell
58unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan16 → 24+8
Botswana55 → 60+5
Angola29 → 33+4
Israel59 → 63+4
Greece49 → 52+3

Fell most

Oman52 → 44−8
Azerbaijan30 → 23−7
United Kingdom78 → 73−5
Myanmar28 → 23−5
Qatar63 → 58−5

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

67 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 9 countries share 36. 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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Transparency International (2022). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2022

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07Questions