Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset contains CPI scores and rankings based on assessments by experts and business executives. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Analyze global corruption trends based on the published CPI scores.
- Compare perceived public sector corruption levels between countries based on the 0-100 scoring scale.
- Model relationships between governance indicators and socioeconomic outcomes based on the index data.
Strengths
- Scores are based on a defined 0-100 scale, allowing for consistent comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting 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
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:11.055044; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Countries and territories globally.