Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dataset contains scores and rankings for countries and territories. CPI scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), reflecting perceived levels of public sector corruption based on expert and business executive assessments. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on CPI scores.
- Analyze trends in public sector integrity over time based on the index.
- Correlate corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
- Benchmark national governance performance against global standards.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for standardized comparison.
- Data is published by the authoritative organization Transparency International.
- The dataset includes both scores and rankings for countries and territories.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-21).
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives, as described.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:39.304089
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide