Data for 2025

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025

Name: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025
Creator: Transparency International
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-corruption-perceptions-index

Figures for 2025, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025 covers 182 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 89; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 9. The middle country reads 39. Against 2024, 116 values changed (48 up, 68 down), 2 countries joined.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2025

HighestDenmark

Lowest2 countries share it

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

182countries
3measures per country
2025the year it describes
66distinct 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, 2025, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	89	8	1.8823	Western Europe & European Union
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	88	8	1.8063	Western Europe & European Union
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	84	9	1.5183	Asia Pacific
=4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81	8	2.0364	Asia Pacific
=4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	81	8	1.6182	Western Europe & European Union
=6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	80	8	2.5254	Western Europe & European Union
=6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	80	7	2.1945	Western Europe & European Union
=8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	78	7	2.1926	Western Europe & European Union
=8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	78	8	2.4039	Western Europe & European Union
=10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	77	8	1.8548	Western Europe & European Union
=10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	77	5	3.9634	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	76	9	1.4293	Asia Pacific
=12	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	76	10	1.0700	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	76	8	2.4207	Asia Pacific
=12	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	76	8	1.2778	Western Europe & European Union
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	75	8	1.9594	Americas
17	Uruguay`URY`South America	73	7	1.3204	Americas
=18	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	71	4	2.0632	Asia Pacific
=18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	71	9	2.4891	Asia Pacific
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70	8	1.5762	Western Europe & European Union
=21	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69	8	1.2466	Western Europe & European Union
=21	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	69	8	1.4145	Western Europe & European Union
=21	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	69	8	2.2453	Middle East & North Africa
=24	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	68	3	3.1203	Americas
=24	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	68	4	2.3548	Sub-Saharan Africa
=24	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	68	8	1.7077	Asia Pacific
27	France`FRA`Western Europe	66	8	1.8317	Western Europe & European Union
28	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	65	10	1.6086	Western Europe & European Union
=29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64	3	6.5609	Americas
=29	United States`USA`Northern America	64	9	2.6385	Americas
=31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	63	3	5.6295	Asia Pacific
=31	Chile`CHL`South America	63	8	2.3340	Americas
=31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	63	3	1.9492	Americas
=31	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	63	9	1.5154	Asia Pacific
=35	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	62	5	4.2332	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	62	5	2.5997	Middle East & North Africa
=37	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	60	3	1.7460	Americas
=37	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	60	10	2.1133	Western Europe & European Union
=39	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	59	10	0.8749	Western Europe & European Union
=39	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	59	3	7.9230	Americas
=41	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	58	9	1.9933	Sub-Saharan Africa
=41	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	58	8	3.3740	Middle East & North Africa
=41	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	58	7	2.7793	Sub-Saharan Africa
=41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	58	10	1.7424	Western Europe & European Union
45	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57	7	3.8392	Middle East & North Africa
=46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	56	7	2.8257	Americas
=46	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	56	3	4.8773	Americas
=46	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	56	8	2.2669	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	55	6	2.2432	Western Europe & European Union
=49	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	55	3	2.0214	Asia Pacific
=49	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	55	8	2.5396	Western Europe & European Union
=52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	53	8	1.7514	Western Europe & European Union
=52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	53	10	2.0283	Western Europe & European Union
=54	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	52	9	1.2875	Asia Pacific
=54	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52	7	5.5381	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	50	7	6.2194	Middle East & North Africa
=56	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	50	6	4.3112	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	50	8	1.6494	Western Europe & European Union
=56	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	50	8	3.2421	Middle East & North Africa
60	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	49	6	3.2545	Western Europe & European Union
=61	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	48	7	1.5118	Sub-Saharan Africa
=61	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	48	9	2.8191	Western Europe & European Union
=63	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	47	9	1.8334	Western Europe & European Union
=63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	47	3	4.2742	Asia Pacific
=65	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46	6	2.3049	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=65	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	46	8	2.0860	Middle East & North Africa
=65	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	46	5	2.9469	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46	9	2.0196	Sub-Saharan Africa
=65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46	9	1.1738	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45	6	3.4013	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	45	9	1.3696	Western Europe & European Union
=70	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	45	4	5.3825	Sub-Saharan Africa
=73	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44	6	3.6126	Americas
=73	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	44	3	6.8906	Asia Pacific
=73	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	44	4	5.1293	Asia Pacific
=76	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	43	8	1.3028	Asia Pacific
=76	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	43	9	2.7771	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43	10	1.5408	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	43	7	2.2341	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
80	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	42	7	1.7634	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=81	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	41	9	2.3917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=81	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	41	6	4.4412	Americas
=81	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	41	8	1.7167	Asia Pacific
=84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	40	9	1.9568	Western Europe & European Union
=84	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40	7	2.4937	Sub-Saharan Africa
=84	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40	5	2.6173	Americas
=84	Guyana`GUY`South America	40	5	1.7976	Americas
=84	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	40	10	0.8676	Western Europe & European Union
=84	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40	7	2.4196	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=84	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	40	9	1.8434	Sub-Saharan Africa
=91	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	39	7	2.4111	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	India`IND`Southern Asia	39	9	1.4512	Asia Pacific
=91	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	39	3	3.7321	Asia Pacific
=91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39	8	1.8529	Middle East & North Africa
=91	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	39	8	1.3170	Middle East & North Africa
=96	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38	8	1.3628	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38	9	3.5339	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=96	Suriname`SUR`South America	38	5	5.2818	Americas
=99	Colombia`COL`South America	37	8	2.2246	Americas
=99	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	37	7	2.9319	Americas
=99	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37	8	2.5035	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	37	6	4.3096	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37	9	1.3591	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	Argentina`ARG`South America	36	8	2.1751	Americas
=104	Belize`BLZ`Central America	36	3	1.9166	Americas
=104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	36	8	2.3997	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=107	Brazil`BRA`South America	35	8	2.7586	Americas
=107	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35	8	1.2227	Asia Pacific
=109	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	34	8	2.3180	Middle East & North Africa
=109	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	34	7	2.6017	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=109	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	34	9	2.3438	Asia Pacific
=109	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	34	5	5.1173	Asia Pacific
=109	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34	9	1.5362	Sub-Saharan Africa
=109	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34	6	0.9201	Asia Pacific
=109	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34	8	2.0135	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	Ecuador`ECU`South America	33	7	1.8674	Americas
=116	Panama`PAN`Central America	33	7	1.5213	Americas
=116	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	33	7	2.0085	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=116	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	33	9	0.9974	Asia Pacific
=120	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	32	8	2.5269	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	32	7	1.4766	Americas
=120	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	32	9	2.1407	Asia Pacific
=120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	32	7	1.4672	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	31	7	3.4919	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	31	5	1.9515	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	31	8	1.0202	Asia Pacific
=124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	31	7	1.9455	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	31	8	2.0424	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	31	8	2.7324	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	30	7	6.5530	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30	8	3.2680	Middle East & North Africa
=130	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	30	10	1.7290	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30	6	2.3637	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	Peru`PER`South America	30	8	2.1912	Americas
135	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29	8	1.3005	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Bolivia`BOL`South America	28	7	2.9971	Americas
=136	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	28	6	5.2074	Middle East & North Africa
=136	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	28	8	2.1610	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28	8	2.1485	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28	8	1.7344	Asia Pacific
141	Mexico`MEX`Central America	27	8	1.4855	Americas
=142	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	26	9	1.6945	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	26	7	1.1311	Americas
=142	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	26	7	1.6008	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26	7	2.0913	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=142	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	26	10	1.4717	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26	6	2.5156	Asia Pacific
=148	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	25	7	1.4513	Sub-Saharan Africa
=148	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25	8	1.2247	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	24	8	1.5036	Asia Pacific
=150	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24	5	2.0949	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	Paraguay`PRY`South America	24	7	2.2885	Americas
=153	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	23	5	4.6560	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	23	7	2.0242	Middle East & North Africa
=153	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	23	6	1.6905	Middle East & North Africa
=153	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	23	8	1.6874	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22	6	3.6321	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	Honduras`HND`Central America	22	8	0.8696	Americas
=157	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	22	7	1.4792	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	22	9	0.7440	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21	6	4.3015	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	21	9	1.8004	Sub-Saharan Africa
=163	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20	7	3.0449	Asia Pacific
=163	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	20	4	8.2121	Sub-Saharan Africa
=163	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20	9	1.2141	Sub-Saharan Africa
166	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	19	5	1.7842	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=167	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17	5	3.3919	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	17	5	0.8129	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=169	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	16	5	4.2259	Asia Pacific
=169	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	16	6	2.1675	Americas
=169	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	16	7	1.9210	Asia Pacific
=172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	15	5	2.4622	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	15	4	4.1331	Asia Pacific
=172	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	15	5	2.5208	Middle East & North Africa
=175	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	14	7	1.4723	Americas
=175	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	14	8	1.9357	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	13	5	5.3524	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	13	6	2.6370	Middle East & North Africa
=177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	13	7	1.8306	Middle East & North Africa
180	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10	8	1.0104	Americas
=181	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	9	6	2.2577	Sub-Saharan Africa
=181	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	9	5	2.5632	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmark89
#2Finland88
#3Singapore84
#4Norwayshared81
#4New Zealandshared81

Lowest

#181South Sudanshared9
#181Somaliashared9
#180Venezuela10
#177Yemenshared13
#177Libyashared13

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
Highest10 share it
Lowest12 share it
Middle country: 8
Standard Error
HighestComoros8.2121
LowestZimbabwe0.7440
Middle country: 2.1041

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
116values changed, of 180 in both
48 · 68rose · fell
64unchanged

Rose most

Azerbaijan22 → 30+8
Czechia56 → 59+3
Sri Lanka32 → 35+3
Malta46 → 49+3
Syria12 → 15+3

Fell most

Papua New Guinea31 → 26−5
Mozambique25 → 21−4
Eswatini27 → 23−4
Seychelles72 → 68−4
Albania42 → 39−3

+ Belize

+ 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

66 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published. 7 countries share 40. 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 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2025). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2025

0614 held

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