Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries and Territories

Corruption Perceptions Index scores from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. The index reflects 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 the published CPI scores.
• Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the index scores.
• Correlate corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark governance performance across different countries and territories.

Strengths

• Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for standardized comparison.
• Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
• Last updated on 2026-05-21, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives.

Freshness

2026-05-21 18:57:18.439811

Geography

Countries and territories globally.