Transparency International publishes Corruption Perceptions Index 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 dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on CPI scores
- Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time based on index scores
- Compare governance indicators across different countries and territories
- Correlate corruption perceptions with other socio-economic development metrics
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, enabling standardized comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- The dataset includes both scores and rankings for 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.
- The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:39.026091
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide