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
- Compare perceived corruption levels between countries based on CPI scores.
- Track changes in a country's corruption perception over time.
- Analyze the relationship between corruption perception and other socio-economic indicators.
Strengths
- Scores are standardized on a 0-100 scale, enabling direct comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- The dataset includes both scores and rankings for countries and territories.
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 18:58:37.297489
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide