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Corruption Perceptions Index (rank) by country

This is the ranking from the annual Transparency International corruption perceptions index, which ranks more than 150 countries in terms of perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. For more information on this indicator, please visit...

Countries reporting
52
Highest
174 rank
Somalia
Lowest
30 rank
Botswana
Median
115.5 rank
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
564

What the numbers show

Corruption Perceptions Index (rank) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 174 rank in Somalia; the lowest is 30 rank in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 115.5 rank, and the mean is 112.08 rank.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 129.6%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 45.3%).

Corruption Perceptions Index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Somalia 174 rank 2012 up 20.8% rising
2 Sudan 173 rank 2012 up 63.2% rising
3 Burundi 165 rank 2012 up 26.9% rising
3 Chad 165 rank 2012 up 16.2% rising
5 Zimbabwe 163 rank 2012 up 129.6% rising
5 Equatorial Guinea 163 rank 2012 up 7.2% rising
7 Democratic Republic of Congo 160 rank 2012 up 20.3% rising
7 Libya 160 rank 2012 up 35.6% rising
9 Angola 157 rank 2012 up 60.2% rising
10 Guinea 154 rank 2012 down 3.8% flat
11 Guinea-Bissau 150 rank 2012 up 2.0% flat
11 Eritrea 150 rank 2012 up 47.1% rising
13 Cameroon 144 rank 2012 up 61.8% rising
13 Central African Republic 144 rank 2012 up 10.8% rising
13 Congo 144 rank 2012 up 27.4% rising
16 Nigeria 139 rank 2012 up 37.6% rising
16 Kenya 139 rank 2012 up 44.8% rising
18 Comoros 133 rank 2012 up 12.7% rising
19 Cote d'Ivoire 130 rank 2012 up 83.1% rising
19 Uganda 130 rank 2012 up 39.8% rising
21 Togo 128 rank 2012 down 1.5% flat
22 Sierra Leone 123 rank 2012 up 8.8% rising
22 Mauritania 123 rank 2012 up 46.4% rising
22 Mozambique 123 rank 2012 up 43.0% rising
25 Egypt 118 rank 2012 up 90.3% rising
25 Madagascar 118 rank 2012 up 20.4% rising
27 Ethiopia 113 rank 2012 up 91.5% rising
27 Niger 113 rank 2012 down 7.4% falling
29 Mali 105 rank 2012 up 34.6% rising
29 Algeria 105 rank 2012 up 19.3% rising
29 Gambia 105 rank 2012 up 14.1% flat
32 Gabon 102 rank 2012 up 37.8% rising
32 Tanzania 102 rank 2012 up 43.7% rising
34 Benin 94 rank 2012 up 22.1% rising
34 Senegal 94 rank 2012 up 42.4% rising
36 Morocco 88 rank 2012 up 69.2% rising
36 Zambia 88 rank 2012 up 14.3% rising
36 Eswatini 88 rank 2012 down 14.6% falling
36 Malawi 88 rank 2012 up 29.4% rising
40 Burkina Faso 83 rank 2012 up 27.7% rising
41 Liberia 75 rank 2012 down 45.3% falling
41 Tunisia 75 rank 2012 up 108.3% rising
43 Sao Tome and Principe 72 rank 2012 down 39.0% falling
44 South Africa 69 rank 2012 up 91.7% rising
45 Ghana 64 rank 2012 up 28.0% rising
45 Lesotho 64 rank 2012 down 8.6% flat
47 Namibia 58 rank 2012 up 107.1% rising
48 Seychelles 51 rank 2012 up 6.2% falling
49 Rwanda 50 rank 2012 down 39.8% falling
50 Mauritius 43 rank 2012 up 7.5% rising
51 Cape Verde 39 rank 2012 down 20.4% falling
52 Botswana 30 rank 2012 up 25.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Corruption Perceptions Index (rank)
Unit
rank
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 564 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed

This is the ranking from the annual Transparency International corruption perceptions index, which ranks more than 150 countries in terms of perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. For more information on this indicator, please visit http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi the Transparency International page on the topic.