Corruption Perceptions Index: Country Scores and Rankings

Kuwait is included in this dataset of Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores and rankings for countries and territories. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), reflecting perceived levels of public sector corruption based on expert and business executive assessments. The data is published by Transparency International and was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Ranking countries by perceived corruption levels based on the published CPI scores.
• Analyzing trends in public sector corruption over time for specific countries.
• Correlating corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
• Benchmarking a country's governance performance against global peers using the provided index.

Strengths

• Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for consistent quantitative comparison.
• Data is published by the authoritative organization Transparency International.
• The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage of the included CPI data.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:39.935531; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Countries and territories, including Kuwait.