Corruption Perceptions Index Scores and Rankings for Countries and Territories

Corruption Perceptions Index scores from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. The dataset reflects perceived levels of public sector corruption based on expert and business executive assessments. It was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Compare perceived corruption levels between countries based on CPI scores.
• Analyze trends in public sector integrity over time using the index rankings.
• Model the relationship between corruption perceptions and socio-economic development indicators.

Strengths

• Scores are on a defined 0-100 scale, allowing for standardized comparison.
• Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
• Last updated on 2026-05-21, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the underlying expert assessments.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:35.533054

Geography

Global (countries and territories)