Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dataset, containing scores and rankings for countries and territories. CPI scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), reflecting perceived levels of public sector corruption. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived public sector corruption based on the CPI score.
- Analyze trends in corruption perceptions over time for specific countries or regions.
- Correlate corruption scores with other socioeconomic or development indicators.
- Benchmark national governance performance against global or regional averages.
Strengths
- Scores are on a standardized 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.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-21.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:08.225911
- Geography
- Global (countries and territories)