Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries

Corruption Perceptions Index scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) for countries and territories. The dataset is published by Transparency International and reflects perceived levels of public sector corruption based on expert and business executive assessments. It 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 for specific countries.
• Correlate corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark a country's governance performance against global peers using the index rankings.

Strengths

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

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 18:57:57.380988

Geography

Countries and territories globally.