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Where corruption is the norm, vulnerable people have restricted access to justice while the rich and powerful capture whole justice systems, at the expense of the common good. Countries ranking high on the CPI have an impunity problem of their own, even if this isn’t reflected in their scores.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." [2] The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain". [3]
Against this backdrop, this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that only 28 of the 180 countries measured by this index have improved their corruption
A world urgently in need of action. The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
Our latest analysis shows that protecting human rights is crucial in the fight against corruption: countries with well-protected civil liberties generally score higher on the CPI, while countries who violate civil liberties tend to score lower.
While corruption takes vastly diferent forms from country to country, this year’s scores reveal that all parts of the globe are at a standstill when it comes to fighting public sector corruption.
Jan 30, 2024 · Washington, D.C., Berlin – The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released today by Transparency International, scored the U.S. a 69 out of 100 for the second year in a row, marking a period of stagnation in the country’s ongoing struggle against corruption.
Feb 8, 2021 · The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Feb 1, 2024 · Recently, the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 has been released by Transparency International showing that most countries have made little to no progress in tackling public sector corruption.
Jan 30, 2024 · India ranked 93 out of 180 countries on the corruption perceptions index for 2023 as its overall score remained largely unchanged, according to a Transparency International report.
