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.
- Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the index rankings.
- Correlate corruption perceptions with other development indicators mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for standardized comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption metrics.
- The dataset was 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 18:59:15.997456
- Geography
- Global, including Somalia