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Corruption Perceptions Index by country
How corrupt is the public sector believed to be?
Denmark placed first of the 182 countries compared in 2025, at 89, and 2 countries shared last place, at 9. In the middle country the figure was 39. Among the 166 countries measured in every edition since 2012, the middle one moved from 37 to 39.
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Corruption Perceptions Index · 2025
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Highest of 182Denmark
89012025 · Transparency International’s rank
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 182 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
1Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2Photo: Joonas Lyytinen · CC BY-SA 2.5, greyscale
3Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Lowest in 2025
- =181
South Sudan9 - =181
Somalia9 - 180
Venezuela10
Ranks out of 182. Where a country sits says how it compares with the others measured, and nothing about why.
Highest on each continent
02Every measured country
Corruption Perceptions Index on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 9–26
- 27–36
- 37–46
- 47–63
- 64–89
- No reading in 2025
- Europe
56
the middle country, of 40 measured · 49 members
Denmark89
Russia22Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Oceania
51
the middle country, of 6 measured · 21 members
New Zealand81
Papua New Guinea26Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Asia
38
the middle country, of 49 measured · 52 members
Singapore84
Yemen13Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Americas
37
the middle country, of 33 measured · 48 members
Canada75Venezuela10Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
31
the middle country, of 54 measured · 55 members
Seychelles682 share 9
Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
20 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Western Europe
77
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Switzerland80
France66Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Northern Europe
77
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
Denmark89
Latvia60Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Eastern Asia
63
the middle country, of 7 measured · 8 members
Hong Kong76
North Korea15Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Caribbean
56
the middle country, of 11 measured · 24 members
Barbados68
Haiti16Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Western Asia
50
the middle country, of 17 measured · 19 members
United Arab Emirates69Yemen13Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Southern Europe
47
the middle country, of 13 measured · 17 members
Slovenia58
Serbia33Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Eastern Europe
41
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Czechia59Russia22Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Southern Africa
41
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Botswana58
Eswatini23Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- South America
36
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Uruguay73Venezuela10Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- South-eastern Asia
34
the middle country, of 11 measured · 11 members
Singapore84
Myanmar16Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Southern Asia
34
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Bhutan71
Afghanistan16Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Western Africa
33
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
Cabo Verde62
Guinea-Bissau21Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Northern Africa
32
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
2 share 39
Libya13Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Central America
30
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Costa Rica56
Nicaragua14Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Eastern Africa
28
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Seychelles682 share 9
Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Central Asia
26
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Kazakhstan38
Turkmenistan17Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Middle Africa
24
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
São Tomé and Príncipe45
Equatorial Guinea15Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
New Zealand81
Australia76Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Melanesia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Fiji55Papua New Guinea26Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
Canada75
United States64Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
03The whole field at once
The spread
182 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 39; a quarter are above 56, and a quarter below 28. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 182 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a rank shared with another country. These are perceptions, not counts. A country is only scored in a year at least three source surveys covered it, which is why the field moves between 168 and 182 countries.
Showing 25 of 182 countries
Values for 2025. The change column compares 2025 with 2024 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052012–2025 · 14 editions
Over time
Each point is one annual edition, named for the year it measures and published the following February. The 0–100 scale has been comparable year to year since 2012, so this line can be read as a real trend.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 166 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | 39 | 28 – 56 | 39 |
| 2024 | 180 | 40 | 27 – 56 | 39 |
| 2023 | 180 | 40 | 29 – 55 | 39 |
| 2022 | 180 | 40 | 30 – 55 | 38 |
| 2021 | 180 | 39 | 30 – 55 | 39 |
| 2020 | 180 | 40 | 29 – 56 | 38 |
| 2019 | 180 | 40 | 29 – 56 | 38 |
| 2018 | 180 | 38 | 29 – 57 | 37 |
| 2017 | 180 | 39 | 29 – 56 | 38 |
| 2016 | 176 | 38 | 29 – 57 | 37 |
| 2015 | 168 | 37 | 28 – 54 | 37 |
| 2014 | 174 | 38 | 29 – 55 | 38 |
| 2013 | 176 | 38 | 28 – 55 | 37 |
| 2012 | 175 | 37 | 29 – 56 | 37 |
062024 → 2025
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after
Azerbaijan22 → 30 · 154th → 130th+8- Czechia56 → 59 · 46th → 39th+3
Sri Lanka32 → 35 · 121st → 107th+3
Malta46 → 49 · 65th → 60th+3
Syria12 → 15 · 177th → 172nd+3
Declined most
before → after- Papua New Guinea31 → 26 · 127th → 142nd−5
Mozambique25 → 21 · 146th → 161st−4- Eswatini27 → 23 · 135th → 153rd−4
- Seychelles72 → 68 · 18th → 24th−4
Albania42 → 39 · 80th → 91st−3
180 countries were measured in both 2024 and 2025. The field changed from 180 to 182 countries, so a place can move for reasons that have nothing to do with the country itself.
07Across every edition
Corruption Perceptions Index in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
92
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Lowest reading on record
Reached 11 times by 4 countries — shared, so no holder is named
8
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Biggest improvement between editions
+14
29 → 43
Biggest decline between editions
−10
71 → 61
Most improved since first measured
+16
52 → 68
At the top most often
6 of 14
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index scores how corrupt a country’s public sector is believed to be, from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). It is built from 13 expert and business surveys rather than counted cases — the best available read on something nobody can measure directly.
What the number is: CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean).
What it does not measure
It measures how corrupt experts and business people believe a public sector is, not proven cases, and it does not cover private-sector corruption or money laundered through other countries.
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
A key statistic for Governance & Institutions
“How much corruption the people who actually deal with a government perceive — an outcome, where the other keys measure the state’s capacity and the limits the law puts on it.”
- Edition used
- 2025 (data 2025)
- Countries
- 182
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
Moves with
Where Corruption Perceptions Index is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Group · 182 countries in commonρ 0.98
- Rule of LawKeyWorld Bank Group · 182 countries in commonρ 0.95
- Government EffectivenessKeyWorld Bank Group · 182 countries in commonρ 0.91
Moves against
Where Corruption Perceptions Index is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Political Corruption IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 175 countries in commonρ −0.91
- Neopatrimonial Rule IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 175 countries in commonρ −0.83
- Exclusion by Socio-Economic GroupV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 173 countries in commonρ −0.82
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 381 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Analysis
Charts and analysis on Corruption Perceptions Index
12Questions
Corruption Perceptions Index: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Corruption Perceptions Index?
Denmark, at 89, among the 182 countries compared in 2025.
Which country has the lowest Corruption Perceptions Index?
2 countries share the lowest reading, 9, among the 182 compared in 2025, so no single country is named.
How many countries does the Corruption Perceptions Index cover?
182 in 2025. The number measured varies from 168 to 182 between editions.
What is the world average Corruption Perceptions Index?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 182 compared in 2025, the figure was 39.
Is this Transparency International’s own ranking?
Yes. The rank shown is the one Transparency International publishes.
How often is the Corruption Perceptions Index published?
This site holds 14 editions, describing 2012 to 2025.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Transparency International, under CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report). Imported from Transparency International’s own results spreadsheet. The series starts at 2012 on TI’s instruction: earlier scores used a different scale and were only ever comparable within a single year. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
13Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Corruption Perceptions Index — Transparency International
Imported from Transparency International’s own results spreadsheet. The series starts at 2012 on TI’s instruction: earlier scores used a different scale and were only ever comparable within a single year.
Newest edition
Report year 2025Data year 2025
Cite the source as: Transparency International. Corruption Perceptions Index. Berlin: Transparency International.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report), checked 2026-08-29.
How this page reads the numbers
- The rank is Transparency International’s own, as published.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Finland — Joonas Lyytinen, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Corruption Perceptions Index by country: Corruption Perceptions Index, data from Transparency International. https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/corruption-perceptions-index