Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries and Territories

Corruption Perceptions Index scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset contains CPI scores and rankings published by Transparency International, reflecting perceived levels of public sector corruption. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Ranking countries by perceived corruption levels based on CPI scores
• Analyzing trends in public sector corruption over time based on index scores
• Correlating governance indicators with other socio-economic development metrics
• Benchmarking national anti-corruption performance against global peers

Strengths

• Scores are on a standardized 0-100 scale, enabling direct comparison
• Published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for 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 perception-based methodology

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:38.869150; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global (countries and territories)