Corruption Perceptions Index: Country Scores and Rankings

Transparency International publishes scores from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) for countries and territories. The index reflects 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 the published CPI scores.
• Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the score index.
• Compare governance indicators across different regions using the country-level data.
• Benchmark national anti-corruption performance against global standards.

Strengths

• Scores are published by Transparency International, a leading authority on corruption research.
• The index uses a clear 0-100 scale for measuring perceived corruption.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open use and sharing.

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.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 18:59:48.601553

Geography

Countries and territories globally.