Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries and Territories

Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset likely contains annual scores and rankings based on expert and business executive assessments of public sector corruption. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global corruption trends based on the published CPI scores.
• Comparing perceived corruption levels between countries and territories.
• Correlating governance indicators with other socioeconomic development metrics.

Strengths

• Scores are based on a defined 0-100 scale, providing a consistent metric.
• Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.

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 in the future (2026-05-21).

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:28.159991

Geography

Countries and territories globally