Corruption Perceptions Index scores and rankings for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and reflect perceived levels of public sector corruption. The dataset is available in CSV format under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived public sector corruption based on the published CPI scores.
- Analyze trends in corruption perceptions over time for specific countries or regions.
- Correlate corruption scores with other socioeconomic or governance indicators mentioned in the description.
- Benchmark national performance against global or regional averages using the provided rankings.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for consistent quantitative comparison.
- Published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:08.382860; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives, as described.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:08.382860
- Geography
- Countries and territories globally