Corruption Perceptions Index: Country Scores and Rankings

Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores and ranks countries and territories based on perceived public sector corruption. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), derived from assessments by experts and business executives. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on the published CPI scores.
• Analyze trends in public sector integrity over time based on the index scores.
• Correlate corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark governance performance across different countries and territories.

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 research.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible reuse with attribution.

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 and business executive assessments.

Provenance

Source

Transparency International

Collection Method

Assessments by experts and business executives.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:42.012459; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Countries and territories globally.