Data for 2023

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2023, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 90; Somalia is lowest, at 11. The middle country reads 40. Against 2022, 118 values changed (55 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2023

HighestDenmark

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2023the year it describes
68distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Transparency International’s rank

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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	90	8	1.8193	Western Europe & European Union
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	87	8	1.0580	Western Europe & European Union
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	85	8	1.9161	Asia Pacific
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	84	7	1.3808	Western Europe & European Union
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	83	9	1.1457	Asia Pacific
=6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	82	8	2.2843	Western Europe & European Union
=6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	82	7	1.7434	Western Europe & European Union
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	79	8	2.1008	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	78	8	2.1437	Western Europe & European Union
=9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	78	8	1.0605	Western Europe & European Union
11	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	77	8	1.1691	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	76	8	1.7256	Americas
=12	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	76	10	1.0565	Western Europe & European Union
=14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75	9	1.5235	Asia Pacific
=14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	75	8	2.1805	Asia Pacific
=16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	73	8	2.1340	Western Europe & European Union
=16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73	9	1.7485	Asia Pacific
=16	Uruguay`URY`South America	73	7	0.6729	Americas
19	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72	7	3.5386	Western Europe & European Union
=20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	71	8	1.3672	Western Europe & European Union
=20	France`FRA`Western Europe	71	8	0.4336	Western Europe & European Union
=20	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	71	3	0.3737	Sub-Saharan Africa
=20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	71	8	1.6805	Western Europe & European Union
=24	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	69	3	3.3667	Americas
=24	United States`USA`Northern America	69	9	2.1427	Americas
=26	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68	4	2.1793	Asia Pacific
=26	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	68	7	2.5677	Middle East & North Africa
28	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	67	8	1.5306	Asia Pacific
29	Chile`CHL`South America	66	9	1.5410	Americas
=30	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64	3	5.4704	Americas
=30	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	64	3	3.0481	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	63	10	1.2503	Asia Pacific
33	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	62	6	2.4452	Middle East & North Africa
=34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61	10	1.2499	Western Europe & European Union
=34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61	8	1.7506	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	60	9	1.7572	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	60	3	4.2627	Americas
=36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60	8	2.3606	Western Europe & European Union
39	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	59	7	3.0422	Sub-Saharan Africa
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	58	6	4.8961	Middle East & North Africa
41	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	57	10	1.2609	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	56	3	1.9148	Americas
=42	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56	8	1.6645	Western Europe & European Union
=42	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	56	10	1.0405	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55	7	2.8995	Americas
=45	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55	3	3.7002	Americas
=47	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	54	10	1.3622	Western Europe & European Union
=47	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	54	9	1.6659	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	53	8	2.2064	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	53	6	3.9942	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=49	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53	3	3.7360	Americas
=49	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53	6	2.1898	Sub-Saharan Africa
=53	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	52	3	4.1548	Asia Pacific
=53	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	52	6	5.2821	Middle East & North Africa
=55	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	51	7	2.4209	Western Europe & European Union
=55	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	51	6	2.0371	Sub-Saharan Africa
=57	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	50	9	1.2450	Western Europe & European Union
=57	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50	9	0.9731	Asia Pacific
=59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	49	8	2.2096	Western Europe & European Union
=59	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	49	6	2.8418	Sub-Saharan Africa
61	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	48	3	3.1435	Asia Pacific
62	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	47	6	2.5434	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	46	7	2.8680	Middle East & North Africa
=63	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	46	8	1.6589	Middle East & North Africa
=63	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	46	5	2.5453	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	46	10	0.9115	Western Europe & European Union
=67	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	45	10	1.1613	Western Europe & European Union
=67	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	45	4	4.8202	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	7	3.0614	Americas
=70	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43	6	3.1311	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43	9	1.4685	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	43	5	5.3217	Middle East & North Africa
=70	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43	9	1.3466	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43	3	7.4285	Asia Pacific
=70	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	43	4	5.1867	Asia Pacific
=76	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42	6	5.3293	Middle East & North Africa
=76	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42	8	1.6448	Asia Pacific
=76	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	42	5	3.4578	Americas
=76	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	42	10	1.3013	Western Europe & European Union
=76	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	42	7	2.1025	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=76	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42	6	2.8766	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=76	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	42	6	4.8749	Americas
=83	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	41	7	1.7826	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	41	6	2.3627	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=83	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	41	8	2.0842	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	41	8	1.3998	Asia Pacific
=87	Colombia`COL`South America	40	8	1.4236	Americas
=87	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40	9	1.8910	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Guyana`GUY`South America	40	5	2.3139	Americas
=87	Suriname`SUR`South America	40	4	5.9090	Americas
=87	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	40	9	2.2037	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	40	7	1.7026	Middle East & North Africa
=93	India`IND`Southern Asia	39	9	1.2564	Asia Pacific
=93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	39	9	3.1958	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39	5	4.6504	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	39	3	4.1721	Asia Pacific
97	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38	7	1.7039	Middle East & North Africa
=98	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	37	7	1.5601	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=98	Argentina`ARG`South America	37	8	2.0467	Americas
=98	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	37	7	3.3376	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=98	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37	8	1.2041	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	7	3.3389	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37	8	2.0557	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36	7	2.3272	Middle East & North Africa
=104	Brazil`BRA`South America	36	8	1.4662	Americas
=104	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	36	8	1.2591	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	36	8	1.9333	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=108	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35	6	1.9538	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=108	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	35	7	1.6218	Americas
=108	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35	7	3.7455	Middle East & North Africa
=108	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35	6	0.7388	Asia Pacific
=108	Panama`PAN`Central America	35	7	1.1714	Americas
=108	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	35	8	2.1369	Sub-Saharan Africa
=108	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	35	9	0.8833	Asia Pacific
=115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	34	7	1.4755	Americas
=115	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	34	8	1.8046	Asia Pacific
=115	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34	9	1.4215	Sub-Saharan Africa
=115	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34	9	1.2104	Asia Pacific
=115	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	34	8	0.6168	Asia Pacific
=115	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34	9	1.5743	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=121	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	33	7	2.8139	Sub-Saharan Africa
=121	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	33	7	1.0522	Asia Pacific
=121	Peru`PER`South America	33	8	1.4024	Americas
=121	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	33	9	2.1227	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32	7	1.5044	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	31	7	1.2565	Americas
=126	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31	9	1.5447	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31	9	1.5605	Americas
=126	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	31	7	1.1477	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30	5	1.7114	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	30	3	5.8991	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30	6	1.6532	Sub-Saharan Africa
=133	Bolivia`BOL`South America	29	7	2.3104	Americas
=133	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	29	8	2.0916	Asia Pacific
=133	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29	6	1.7574	Asia Pacific
=136	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28	6	2.3245	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	28	4	2.4404	Asia Pacific
=136	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28	8	1.4917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28	6	1.8368	Americas
140	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27	9	1.6520	Sub-Saharan Africa
=141	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	26	7	1.6949	Sub-Saharan Africa
=141	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26	7	1.6899	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=141	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	26	7	1.4681	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=141	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26	8	1.2964	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	25	7	1.6398	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	25	7	1.5251	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25	8	1.9052	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	25	8	1.6390	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	24	8	1.5112	Asia Pacific
=149	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24	5	0.9886	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	24	6	2.6267	Middle East & North Africa
=149	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	24	6	1.1247	Middle East & North Africa
=149	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	24	9	1.3017	Sub-Saharan Africa
=154	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	23	6	2.4625	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	23	7	1.3623	Americas
=154	Honduras`HND`Central America	23	8	0.5350	Americas
=154	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	23	5	4.1396	Middle East & North Africa
=158	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	22	7	2.9048	Asia Pacific
=158	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	22	6	2.9252	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	22	7	1.4715	Sub-Saharan Africa
161	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	21	5	4.7297	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	20	5	6.2448	Asia Pacific
=162	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	20	5	1.7968	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20	6	2.1551	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	20	4	5.5127	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20	9	1.0771	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	20	7	2.2936	Asia Pacific
=162	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	20	8	3.1260	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	20	5	0.7775	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=170	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	18	5	1.8298	Middle East & North Africa
=170	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	18	5	1.4480	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	17	4	2.5675	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	17	6	1.3247	Americas
=172	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	17	7	0.9571	Americas
=172	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17	4	3.7757	Asia Pacific
176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16	7	1.7534	Middle East & North Africa
=177	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	13	5	1.3284	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13	5	1.5785	Middle East & North Africa
=177	Venezuela`VEN`South America	13	8	1.2260	Americas
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	11	6	2.0771	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

#180Somalia11
#177Venezuelashared13
#177Syriashared13
#177South Sudanshared13
#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
Highest9 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestSolomon Islands7.4285
LowestSeychelles0.3737
Middle country: 1.8007

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
118values changed, of 180 in both
55 · 63rose · fell
62unchanged

Rose most

Egypt30 → 35+5
Barbados65 → 69+4
Cabo Verde60 → 64+4
Kuwait42 → 46+4
Zambia33 → 37+4

Fell most

Afghanistan24 → 20−4
Tajikistan24 → 20−4
China45 → 42−3
Cuba45 → 42−3
Georgia56 → 53−3

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

68 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 20. 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 (2023). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2023

0614 held

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