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Corruption Perception by Country

The Corruption Perception by Country ranking evaluates nations based on their progress in reducing corruption, ranking those with the greatest improvements higher to reflect advances in transparency, accountability, and governance.

Egypt ranks #1 in 2023, showing a positive change from 30 to 35. Barbados takes #2 with a positive change from 65 to 69, and Cabo Verde is #3, showing a positive change from 60 to 64.

Meanwhile, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan are at the bottom of the ranking. Myanmar shows a negative change from 23 to 20, Afghanistan sees a negative change from 24 to 20, and Tajikistan has a negative change from 24 to 20.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Egypt35 (2023)30 (2022)+5.00 pts
2Barbados69 (2023)65 (2022)+4.00 pts
3Cabo Verde64 (2023)60 (2022)+4.00 pts
4Kuwait46 (2023)42 (2022)+4.00 pts
5Zambia37 (2023)33 (2022)+4.00 pts
6Malaysia50 (2023)47 (2022)+3.00 pts
7Moldova42 (2023)39 (2022)+3.00 pts
8Côte d'Ivoire40 (2023)37 (2022)+3.00 pts
9Kazakhstan39 (2023)36 (2022)+3.00 pts
10Gambia37 (2023)34 (2022)+3.00 pts
11Algeria36 (2023)33 (2022)+3.00 pts
12Ukraine36 (2023)33 (2022)+3.00 pts
13Dominican Republic35 (2023)32 (2022)+3.00 pts
14Burundi20 (2023)17 (2022)+3.00 pts
15Canada76 (2023)74 (2022)+2.00 pts
16Estonia76 (2023)74 (2022)+2.00 pts
17Rwanda53 (2023)51 (2022)+2.00 pts
18Bulgaria45 (2023)43 (2022)+2.00 pts
19North Macedonia42 (2023)40 (2022)+2.00 pts
20Tanzania40 (2023)38 (2022)+2.00 pts
21Lesotho39 (2023)37 (2022)+2.00 pts
22Uzbekistan33 (2023)31 (2022)+2.00 pts
23Pakistan29 (2023)27 (2022)+2.00 pts
24Luxembourg78 (2023)77 (2022)+1.00 pts
25Seychelles71 (2023)70 (2022)+1.00 pts
26United Arab Emirates68 (2023)67 (2022)+1.00 pts
27Latvia60 (2023)59 (2022)+1.00 pts
28Czech Republic57 (2023)56 (2022)+1.00 pts
29Dominica56 (2023)55 (2022)+1.00 pts
30Costa Rica55 (2023)54 (2022)+1.00 pts
31Slovakia54 (2023)53 (2022)+1.00 pts
32Cyprus53 (2023)52 (2022)+1.00 pts
33Grenada53 (2023)52 (2022)+1.00 pts
34Saudi Arabia52 (2023)51 (2022)+1.00 pts
35Mauritius51 (2023)50 (2022)+1.00 pts
36Armenia47 (2023)46 (2022)+1.00 pts
37Montenegro46 (2023)45 (2022)+1.00 pts
38Solomon Islands43 (2023)42 (2022)+1.00 pts
39Timor-Leste43 (2023)42 (2022)+1.00 pts
40Colombia40 (2023)39 (2022)+1.00 pts
41Albania37 (2023)36 (2022)+1.00 pts
42Bosnia and Herzegovina35 (2023)34 (2022)+1.00 pts
43Nepal35 (2023)34 (2022)+1.00 pts
44Sierra Leone35 (2023)34 (2022)+1.00 pts
45Philippines34 (2023)33 (2022)+1.00 pts
46Togo31 (2023)30 (2022)+1.00 pts
47Cameroon27 (2023)26 (2022)+1.00 pts
48Guinea26 (2023)25 (2022)+1.00 pts
49Nigeria25 (2023)24 (2022)+1.00 pts
50Zimbabwe24 (2023)23 (2022)+1.00 pts
51Congo22 (2023)21 (2022)+1.00 pts
52Guinea-Bissau22 (2023)21 (2022)+1.00 pts
53Chad20 (2023)19 (2022)+1.00 pts
54Comoros20 (2023)19 (2022)+1.00 pts
55Libya18 (2023)17 (2022)+1.00 pts
56Brunei60 (2020)60 (2019)+0.00 pts
57Denmark90 (2023)90 (2022)+0.00 pts
58Finland87 (2023)87 (2022)+0.00 pts
59Norway84 (2023)84 (2022)+0.00 pts
60Singapore83 (2023)83 (2022)+0.00 pts
61Switzerland82 (2023)82 (2022)+0.00 pts
62Ireland77 (2023)77 (2022)+0.00 pts
63Australia75 (2023)75 (2022)+0.00 pts
64Belgium73 (2023)73 (2022)+0.00 pts
65Japan73 (2023)73 (2022)+0.00 pts
66Austria71 (2023)71 (2022)+0.00 pts
67United States69 (2023)69 (2022)+0.00 pts
68Bhutan68 (2023)68 (2022)+0.00 pts
69Bahamas64 (2023)64 (2022)+0.00 pts
70South Korea63 (2023)63 (2022)+0.00 pts
71Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60 (2023)60 (2022)+0.00 pts
72Spain60 (2023)60 (2022)+0.00 pts
73Qatar58 (2023)58 (2022)+0.00 pts
74Italy56 (2023)56 (2022)+0.00 pts
75Slovenia56 (2023)56 (2022)+0.00 pts
76Saint Lucia55 (2023)55 (2022)+0.00 pts
77Malta51 (2023)51 (2022)+0.00 pts
78Croatia50 (2023)50 (2022)+0.00 pts
79Namibia49 (2023)49 (2022)+0.00 pts
80Vanuatu48 (2023)48 (2022)+0.00 pts
81Romania46 (2023)46 (2022)+0.00 pts
82Sao Tome and Principe45 (2023)45 (2022)+0.00 pts
83Jamaica44 (2023)44 (2022)+0.00 pts
84Benin43 (2023)43 (2022)+0.00 pts
85Ghana43 (2023)43 (2022)+0.00 pts
86Senegal43 (2023)43 (2022)+0.00 pts
87Hungary42 (2023)42 (2022)+0.00 pts
88Trinidad and Tobago42 (2023)42 (2022)+0.00 pts
89Guyana40 (2023)40 (2022)+0.00 pts
90Suriname40 (2023)40 (2022)+0.00 pts
91Tunisia40 (2023)40 (2022)+0.00 pts
92Morocco38 (2023)38 (2022)+0.00 pts
93Serbia36 (2023)36 (2022)+0.00 pts
94Indonesia34 (2023)34 (2022)+0.00 pts
95Malawi34 (2023)34 (2022)+0.00 pts
96Angola33 (2023)33 (2022)+0.00 pts
97Mongolia33 (2023)33 (2022)+0.00 pts
98Niger32 (2023)32 (2022)+0.00 pts
99Mexico31 (2023)31 (2022)+0.00 pts
100Djibouti30 (2023)30 (2022)+0.00 pts
101Eswatini30 (2023)30 (2022)+0.00 pts
102Mauritania30 (2023)30 (2022)+0.00 pts
103Mali28 (2023)28 (2022)+0.00 pts
104Paraguay28 (2023)28 (2022)+0.00 pts
105Uganda26 (2023)26 (2022)+0.00 pts
106Central African Republic24 (2023)24 (2022)+0.00 pts
107Lebanon24 (2023)24 (2022)+0.00 pts
108Azerbaijan23 (2023)23 (2022)+0.00 pts
109Honduras23 (2023)23 (2022)+0.00 pts
110Iraq23 (2023)23 (2022)+0.00 pts
111Democratic Republic of the Congo20 (2023)20 (2022)+0.00 pts
112Equatorial Guinea17 (2023)17 (2022)+0.00 pts
113Haiti17 (2023)17 (2022)+0.00 pts
114North Korea17 (2023)17 (2022)+0.00 pts
115Yemen16 (2023)16 (2022)+0.00 pts
116South Sudan13 (2023)13 (2022)+0.00 pts
117Syria13 (2023)13 (2022)+0.00 pts
118Sweden82 (2023)83 (2022)-1.00 pts
119Netherlands79 (2023)80 (2022)-1.00 pts
120Germany78 (2023)79 (2022)-1.00 pts
121Uruguay73 (2023)74 (2022)-1.00 pts
122France71 (2023)72 (2022)-1.00 pts
123Chile66 (2023)67 (2022)-1.00 pts
124Israel62 (2023)63 (2022)-1.00 pts
125Lithuania61 (2023)62 (2022)-1.00 pts
126Portugal61 (2023)62 (2022)-1.00 pts
127Botswana59 (2023)60 (2022)-1.00 pts
128Poland54 (2023)55 (2022)-1.00 pts
129Fiji52 (2023)53 (2022)-1.00 pts
130Jordan46 (2023)47 (2022)-1.00 pts
131Oman43 (2023)44 (2022)-1.00 pts
132Burkina Faso41 (2023)42 (2022)-1.00 pts
133Vietnam41 (2023)42 (2022)-1.00 pts
134India39 (2023)40 (2022)-1.00 pts
135Maldives39 (2023)40 (2022)-1.00 pts
136Argentina37 (2023)38 (2022)-1.00 pts
137Ethiopia37 (2023)38 (2022)-1.00 pts
138Panama35 (2023)36 (2022)-1.00 pts
139Thailand35 (2023)36 (2022)-1.00 pts
140Kenya31 (2023)32 (2022)-1.00 pts
141Papua New Guinea29 (2023)30 (2022)-1.00 pts
142Gabon28 (2023)29 (2022)-1.00 pts
143Kyrgyzstan26 (2023)27 (2022)-1.00 pts
144Liberia25 (2023)26 (2022)-1.00 pts
145Madagascar25 (2023)26 (2022)-1.00 pts
146Mozambique25 (2023)26 (2022)-1.00 pts
147Bangladesh24 (2023)25 (2022)-1.00 pts
148Iran24 (2023)25 (2022)-1.00 pts
149Guatemala23 (2023)24 (2022)-1.00 pts
150Eritrea21 (2023)22 (2022)-1.00 pts
151Turkmenistan18 (2023)19 (2022)-1.00 pts
152Venezuela13 (2023)14 (2022)-1.00 pts
153Somalia11 (2023)12 (2022)-1.00 pts
154New Zealand85 (2023)87 (2022)-2.00 pts
155Iceland72 (2023)74 (2022)-2.00 pts
156United Kingdom71 (2023)73 (2022)-2.00 pts
157Bahrain42 (2023)44 (2022)-2.00 pts
158South Africa41 (2023)43 (2022)-2.00 pts
159Belarus37 (2023)39 (2022)-2.00 pts
160Brazil36 (2023)38 (2022)-2.00 pts
161Ecuador34 (2023)36 (2022)-2.00 pts
162Sri Lanka34 (2023)36 (2022)-2.00 pts
163Türkiye34 (2023)36 (2022)-2.00 pts
164El Salvador31 (2023)33 (2022)-2.00 pts
165Bolivia29 (2023)31 (2022)-2.00 pts
166Russia26 (2023)28 (2022)-2.00 pts
167Cambodia22 (2023)24 (2022)-2.00 pts
168Sudan20 (2023)22 (2022)-2.00 pts
169Nicaragua17 (2023)19 (2022)-2.00 pts
170Georgia53 (2023)56 (2022)-3.00 pts
171Greece49 (2023)52 (2022)-3.00 pts
172China42 (2023)45 (2022)-3.00 pts
173Cuba42 (2023)45 (2022)-3.00 pts
174Peru33 (2023)36 (2022)-3.00 pts
175Laos28 (2023)31 (2022)-3.00 pts
176Myanmar20 (2023)23 (2022)-3.00 pts
177Afghanistan20 (2023)24 (2022)-4.00 pts
178Tajikistan20 (2023)24 (2022)-4.00 pts

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.