Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries

Corruption Perceptions Index scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset contains CPI scores and rankings for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. The data reflects perceived levels of public sector corruption based on assessments by experts and business executives.

Use Cases

• Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on CPI scores.
• Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time based on the index.
• Correlate corruption perceptions with other socio-economic indicators mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Scores are standardized on a 0-100 scale, allowing for direct comparison.
• Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption metrics.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the index methodology.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:13.949029; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Countries and territories.