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. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national governance based on CPI scores mentioned in the description
- Analyzing trends in perceived public sector corruption over time
- Correlating corruption perceptions with other socio-economic indicators
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for direct comparison
- Data is published by the authoritative organization Transparency International
- License is 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
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives, as stated in the description
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:27.399505; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Countries and territories