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 based on expert and business assessments. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Analyze global corruption trends based on country scores and rankings.
- Correlate governance indicators with other socioeconomic development metrics.
- Benchmark and compare perceived public sector corruption across different territories.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, enabling consistent 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 with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:23.748837; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide.