Corruption Perceptions Index: Country Scores and Rankings

Published by Transparency International, this dataset contains Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 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 based on expert and business executive assessments. The data was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking national corruption levels based on the CPI score scale from 0 to 100.
• Analyzing trends in public sector integrity over time using country rankings.
• Correlating perceived corruption with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Scores are based on a defined 0-100 scale, providing a consistent metric for comparison.
• Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
• The dataset includes a global ranking of 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.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the expert assessment methodology.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:18.806932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global (countries and territories)