Corruption Perception by Country

What Is Corruption Perception?

Corruption Perception measures perceived public sector corruption using scores compiled by Transparency International and aggregated by the World Bank. Scores range from 0 to 100, where higher values indicate lower levels of perceived corruption. This index reflects stakeholder assessments of government integrity and transparency.

Why Corruption Perception Matters to a Country’s Progress

Indicates governance quality, as lower perceived corruption correlates with stronger institutions and rule of law.
Affects foreign investment, since businesses avoid countries seen as highly corrupt, impacting economic development.
Reflects citizens’ trust in government, because high corruption perceptions erode public confidence and social cohesion.

Ranking Highlights

Egypt tops the progress rankings in Corruption Perception Index, recording an increase from 30 to 35. Barbados follows with a gain from 65 to 69, while Cabo Verde rounds out the top three, rising from 60 to 64.
Across all 178 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0 percentage points with a median change of +0 percentage points.
Overall, 55 countries improved in this area while 61 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.

Rank ⇵	Country ⇵	Most Recent Year ⇵	Previous Year ⇵	Change ⇵
1	Egypt	35 (2023)	30 (2022)	+5.00 pp
2	Barbados	69 (2023)	65 (2022)	+4.00 pp
3	Cabo Verde	64 (2023)	60 (2022)	+4.00 pp
4	Kuwait	46 (2023)	42 (2022)	+4.00 pp
5	Zambia	37 (2023)	33 (2022)	+4.00 pp
6	Burundi	20 (2023)	17 (2022)	+3.00 pp
7	Côte d'Ivoire	40 (2023)	37 (2022)	+3.00 pp
8	Dominican Republic	35 (2023)	32 (2022)	+3.00 pp
9	Algeria	36 (2023)	33 (2022)	+3.00 pp
10	Gambia	37 (2023)	34 (2022)	+3.00 pp
11	Kazakhstan	39 (2023)	36 (2022)	+3.00 pp
12	Moldova	42 (2023)	39 (2022)	+3.00 pp
13	Malaysia	50 (2023)	47 (2022)	+3.00 pp
14	Ukraine	36 (2023)	33 (2022)	+3.00 pp
15	Bulgaria	45 (2023)	43 (2022)	+2.00 pp
16	Canada	76 (2023)	74 (2022)	+2.00 pp
17	Estonia	76 (2023)	74 (2022)	+2.00 pp
18	Lesotho	39 (2023)	37 (2022)	+2.00 pp
19	North Macedonia	42 (2023)	40 (2022)	+2.00 pp
20	Pakistan	29 (2023)	27 (2022)	+2.00 pp
21	Rwanda	53 (2023)	51 (2022)	+2.00 pp
22	Tanzania	40 (2023)	38 (2022)	+2.00 pp
23	Uzbekistan	33 (2023)	31 (2022)	+2.00 pp
24	Albania	37 (2023)	36 (2022)	+1.00 pp
25	United Arab Emirates	68 (2023)	67 (2022)	+1.00 pp
26	Armenia	47 (2023)	46 (2022)	+1.00 pp
27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35 (2023)	34 (2022)	+1.00 pp
28	Cameroon	27 (2023)	26 (2022)	+1.00 pp
29	Congo	22 (2023)	21 (2022)	+1.00 pp
30	Colombia	40 (2023)	39 (2022)	+1.00 pp
31	Comoros	20 (2023)	19 (2022)	+1.00 pp
32	Costa Rica	55 (2023)	54 (2022)	+1.00 pp
33	Cyprus	53 (2023)	52 (2022)	+1.00 pp
34	Czech Republic	57 (2023)	56 (2022)	+1.00 pp
35	Dominica	56 (2023)	55 (2022)	+1.00 pp
36	Guinea	26 (2023)	25 (2022)	+1.00 pp
37	Guinea-Bissau	22 (2023)	21 (2022)	+1.00 pp
38	Grenada	53 (2023)	52 (2022)	+1.00 pp
39	Libya	18 (2023)	17 (2022)	+1.00 pp
40	Luxembourg	78 (2023)	77 (2022)	+1.00 pp
41	Latvia	60 (2023)	59 (2022)	+1.00 pp
42	Montenegro	46 (2023)	45 (2022)	+1.00 pp
43	Mauritius	51 (2023)	50 (2022)	+1.00 pp
44	Nigeria	25 (2023)	24 (2022)	+1.00 pp
45	Nepal	35 (2023)	34 (2022)	+1.00 pp
46	Philippines	34 (2023)	33 (2022)	+1.00 pp
47	Saudi Arabia	52 (2023)	51 (2022)	+1.00 pp
48	Solomon Islands	43 (2023)	42 (2022)	+1.00 pp
49	Sierra Leone	35 (2023)	34 (2022)	+1.00 pp
50	Slovakia	54 (2023)	53 (2022)	+1.00 pp
51	Seychelles	71 (2023)	70 (2022)	+1.00 pp
52	Chad	20 (2023)	19 (2022)	+1.00 pp
53	Togo	31 (2023)	30 (2022)	+1.00 pp
54	Timor-Leste	43 (2023)	42 (2022)	+1.00 pp
55	Zimbabwe	24 (2023)	23 (2022)	+1.00 pp
56	Angola	33 (2023)	33 (2022)	+0.00 pp
57	Australia	75 (2023)	75 (2022)	+0.00 pp
58	Austria	71 (2023)	71 (2022)	+0.00 pp
59	Azerbaijan	23 (2023)	23 (2022)	+0.00 pp
60	Belgium	73 (2023)	73 (2022)	+0.00 pp
61	Benin	43 (2023)	43 (2022)	+0.00 pp
62	Bahamas	64 (2023)	64 (2022)	+0.00 pp
63	Brunei	60 (2020)	60 (2019)	+0.00 pp
64	Bhutan	68 (2023)	68 (2022)	+0.00 pp
65	Central African Republic	24 (2023)	24 (2022)	+0.00 pp
66	Switzerland	82 (2023)	82 (2022)	+0.00 pp
67	Democratic Republic of the Congo	20 (2023)	20 (2022)	+0.00 pp
68	Djibouti	30 (2023)	30 (2022)	+0.00 pp
69	Denmark	90 (2023)	90 (2022)	+0.00 pp
70	Spain	60 (2023)	60 (2022)	+0.00 pp
71	Finland	87 (2023)	87 (2022)	+0.00 pp
72	Ghana	43 (2023)	43 (2022)	+0.00 pp
73	Equatorial Guinea	17 (2023)	17 (2022)	+0.00 pp
74	Guyana	40 (2023)	40 (2022)	+0.00 pp
75	Honduras	23 (2023)	23 (2022)	+0.00 pp
76	Croatia	50 (2023)	50 (2022)	+0.00 pp
77	Haiti	17 (2023)	17 (2022)	+0.00 pp
78	Hungary	42 (2023)	42 (2022)	+0.00 pp
79	Indonesia	34 (2023)	34 (2022)	+0.00 pp
80	Ireland	77 (2023)	77 (2022)	+0.00 pp
81	Iraq	23 (2023)	23 (2022)	+0.00 pp
82	Italy	56 (2023)	56 (2022)	+0.00 pp
83	Jamaica	44 (2023)	44 (2022)	+0.00 pp
84	Japan	73 (2023)	73 (2022)	+0.00 pp
85	South Korea	63 (2023)	63 (2022)	+0.00 pp
86	Lebanon	24 (2023)	24 (2022)	+0.00 pp
87	Saint Lucia	55 (2023)	55 (2022)	+0.00 pp
88	Morocco	38 (2023)	38 (2022)	+0.00 pp
89	Mexico	31 (2023)	31 (2022)	+0.00 pp
90	Mali	28 (2023)	28 (2022)	+0.00 pp
91	Malta	51 (2023)	51 (2022)	+0.00 pp
92	Mongolia	33 (2023)	33 (2022)	+0.00 pp
93	Mauritania	30 (2023)	30 (2022)	+0.00 pp
94	Malawi	34 (2023)	34 (2022)	+0.00 pp
95	Namibia	49 (2023)	49 (2022)	+0.00 pp
96	Niger	32 (2023)	32 (2022)	+0.00 pp
97	Norway	84 (2023)	84 (2022)	+0.00 pp
98	North Korea	17 (2023)	17 (2022)	+0.00 pp
99	Paraguay	28 (2023)	28 (2022)	+0.00 pp
100	Qatar	58 (2023)	58 (2022)	+0.00 pp
101	Romania	46 (2023)	46 (2022)	+0.00 pp
102	Senegal	43 (2023)	43 (2022)	+0.00 pp
103	Singapore	83 (2023)	83 (2022)	+0.00 pp
104	Serbia	36 (2023)	36 (2022)	+0.00 pp
105	South Sudan	13 (2023)	13 (2022)	+0.00 pp
106	Sao Tome and Principe	45 (2023)	45 (2022)	+0.00 pp
107	Suriname	40 (2023)	40 (2022)	+0.00 pp
108	Slovenia	56 (2023)	56 (2022)	+0.00 pp
109	Eswatini	30 (2023)	30 (2022)	+0.00 pp
110	Syria	13 (2023)	13 (2022)	+0.00 pp
111	Trinidad and Tobago	42 (2023)	42 (2022)	+0.00 pp
112	Tunisia	40 (2023)	40 (2022)	+0.00 pp
113	Uganda	26 (2023)	26 (2022)	+0.00 pp
114	United States	69 (2023)	69 (2022)	+0.00 pp
115	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	60 (2023)	60 (2022)	+0.00 pp
116	Vanuatu	48 (2023)	48 (2022)	+0.00 pp
117	Yemen	16 (2023)	16 (2022)	+0.00 pp
118	Argentina	37 (2023)	38 (2022)	-1.00 pp
119	Burkina Faso	41 (2023)	42 (2022)	-1.00 pp
120	Bangladesh	24 (2023)	25 (2022)	-1.00 pp
121	Botswana	59 (2023)	60 (2022)	-1.00 pp
122	Chile	66 (2023)	67 (2022)	-1.00 pp
123	Germany	78 (2023)	79 (2022)	-1.00 pp
124	Eritrea	21 (2023)	22 (2022)	-1.00 pp
125	Ethiopia	37 (2023)	38 (2022)	-1.00 pp
126	Fiji	52 (2023)	53 (2022)	-1.00 pp
127	France	71 (2023)	72 (2022)	-1.00 pp
128	Gabon	28 (2023)	29 (2022)	-1.00 pp
129	Guatemala	23 (2023)	24 (2022)	-1.00 pp
130	India	39 (2023)	40 (2022)	-1.00 pp
131	Iran	24 (2023)	25 (2022)	-1.00 pp
132	Israel	62 (2023)	63 (2022)	-1.00 pp
133	Jordan	46 (2023)	47 (2022)	-1.00 pp
134	Kenya	31 (2023)	32 (2022)	-1.00 pp
135	Kyrgyzstan	26 (2023)	27 (2022)	-1.00 pp
136	Liberia	25 (2023)	26 (2022)	-1.00 pp
137	Lithuania	61 (2023)	62 (2022)	-1.00 pp
138	Madagascar	25 (2023)	26 (2022)	-1.00 pp
139	Maldives	39 (2023)	40 (2022)	-1.00 pp
140	Mozambique	25 (2023)	26 (2022)	-1.00 pp
141	Netherlands	79 (2023)	80 (2022)	-1.00 pp
142	Oman	43 (2023)	44 (2022)	-1.00 pp
143	Panama	35 (2023)	36 (2022)	-1.00 pp
144	Papua New Guinea	29 (2023)	30 (2022)	-1.00 pp
145	Poland	54 (2023)	55 (2022)	-1.00 pp
146	Portugal	61 (2023)	62 (2022)	-1.00 pp
147	Somalia	11 (2023)	12 (2022)	-1.00 pp
148	Sweden	82 (2023)	83 (2022)	-1.00 pp
149	Thailand	35 (2023)	36 (2022)	-1.00 pp
150	Turkmenistan	18 (2023)	19 (2022)	-1.00 pp
151	Uruguay	73 (2023)	74 (2022)	-1.00 pp
152	Venezuela	13 (2023)	14 (2022)	-1.00 pp
153	Vietnam	41 (2023)	42 (2022)	-1.00 pp
154	Bahrain	42 (2023)	44 (2022)	-2.00 pp
155	Belarus	37 (2023)	39 (2022)	-2.00 pp
156	Bolivia	29 (2023)	31 (2022)	-2.00 pp
157	Brazil	36 (2023)	38 (2022)	-2.00 pp
158	Ecuador	34 (2023)	36 (2022)	-2.00 pp
159	United Kingdom	71 (2023)	73 (2022)	-2.00 pp
160	Iceland	72 (2023)	74 (2022)	-2.00 pp
161	Cambodia	22 (2023)	24 (2022)	-2.00 pp
162	Sri Lanka	34 (2023)	36 (2022)	-2.00 pp
163	Nicaragua	17 (2023)	19 (2022)	-2.00 pp
164	New Zealand	85 (2023)	87 (2022)	-2.00 pp
165	Russia	26 (2023)	28 (2022)	-2.00 pp
166	Sudan	20 (2023)	22 (2022)	-2.00 pp
167	El Salvador	31 (2023)	33 (2022)	-2.00 pp
168	Türkiye	34 (2023)	36 (2022)	-2.00 pp
169	South Africa	41 (2023)	43 (2022)	-2.00 pp
170	China	42 (2023)	45 (2022)	-3.00 pp
171	Cuba	42 (2023)	45 (2022)	-3.00 pp
172	Georgia	53 (2023)	56 (2022)	-3.00 pp
173	Greece	49 (2023)	52 (2022)	-3.00 pp
174	Laos	28 (2023)	31 (2022)	-3.00 pp
175	Myanmar	20 (2023)	23 (2022)	-3.00 pp
176	Peru	33 (2023)	36 (2022)	-3.00 pp
177	Afghanistan	20 (2023)	24 (2022)	-4.00 pp
178	Tajikistan	20 (2023)	24 (2022)	-4.00 pp

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.

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