Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset includes scores and rankings based on assessments by experts and business executives. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.
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 indicators mentioned in the description.
- Benchmark a country's performance against global or regional peers using the provided rankings.
Strengths
- Scores are standardized on a clear 0-100 scale, facilitating cross-country comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing 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.
- The description does not specify the temporal coverage of the included data.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:37.488631; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Countries and territories globally.