Transparency International publishes Corruption Perceptions Index scores and rankings for countries and territories. 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
- Compare perceived corruption levels between countries based on CPI scores
- Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the index rankings
- Model the relationship between corruption perceptions and other socio-economic indicators
Strengths
- Scores are on a standardized 0-100 scale, enabling direct comparison
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research
- License is 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
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Based on assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:58:30.544892
- Geography
- Countries and territories globally