Data for 2016

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2016

Figures for 2016, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2016 covers 176 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 90; Somalia is lowest, at 10. The middle country reads 38. Against 2015, 139 values changed (61 up, 78 down), 9 countries joined, 1 left.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2016

Highest2 countries share it

LowestSomalia

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

176countries
3measures per country
2016the year it describes
72distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Transparency International’s rank

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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2016, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Corruption Perceptions Index, 2016: every country, as published by Transparency International.

=1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	90	7	2.46	Western Europe & European Union
=1	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	90	7	2.56	Asia Pacific
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	89	7	1.46	Western Europe & European Union
4	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	88	7	1.33	Western Europe & European Union
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	86	6	1.57	Western Europe & European Union
6	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	85	7	1.85	Western Europe & European Union
7	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	84	8	2.35	Asia Pacific
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	83	7	2.32	Western Europe & European Union
9	CanadaCANNorthern America	82	7	2.03	Americas
=10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	81	7	2.73	Western Europe & European Union
=10	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	81	6	1.96	Western Europe & European Union
=10	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	81	7	2.12	Western Europe & European Union
13	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	79	8	1.27	Asia Pacific
14	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	78	6	3.81	Western Europe & European Union
=15	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	77	7	1.55	Western Europe & European Union
=15	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	77	7	2.62	Asia Pacific
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	75	7	1.36	Western Europe & European Union
18	United StatesUSANorthern America	74	9	3.15	Americas
19	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	73	6	4.31	Western Europe & European Union
20	JapanJPNEastern Asia	72	8	3.02	Asia Pacific
21	UruguayURYSouth America	71	6	2.68	Americas
22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	70	10	2.16	Western Europe & European Union
23	FranceFRAWestern Europe	69	7	2.97	Western Europe & European Union
=24	BahamasBHSCaribbean	66	3	5.20	Americas
=24	ChileCHLSouth America	66	8	2.65	Americas
=24	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	66	7	5.70	Middle East & North Africa
27	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	65	5	2.12	Asia Pacific
28	IsraelISRWestern Asia	64	6	2.27	Middle East & North Africa
=29	PolandPOLEastern Europe	62	10	1.77	Western Europe & European Union
=29	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	62	8	2.58	Western Europe & European Union
=31	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	61	3	6.91	Americas
=31	QatarQATWestern Asia	61	7	7.02	Middle East & North Africa
=31	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	61	10	2.44	Western Europe & European Union
=31	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	61	8	3.79	Asia Pacific
=35	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	60	6	3.10	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	60	3	6.80	Americas
=35	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	60	3	1.66	Americas
=38	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	59	3	5.72	Sub-Saharan Africa
=38	DominicaDMACaribbean	59	3	0.85	Americas
=38	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	59	9	1.36	Western Europe & European Union
=41	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	58	3	8.85	Asia Pacific
=41	Costa RicaCRICentral America	58	7	3.17	Americas
=41	SpainESPSouthern Europe	58	7	4.09	Western Europe & European Union
=44	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	57	6	3.61	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=44	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57	9	2.96	Western Europe & European Union
46	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	56	3	4.63	Americas
=47	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55	5	5.94	Western Europe & European Union
=47	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	55	9	2.24	Western Europe & European Union
=47	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55	5	1.39	Western Europe & European Union
=50	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	54	4	2.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
=50	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	54	6	5.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
52	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	53	9	2.33	Asia Pacific
53	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	52	5	2.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
54	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	51	8	3.09	Western Europe & European Union
=55	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	49	9	2.39	Western Europe & European Union
=55	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	49	8	2.46	Asia Pacific
=57	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	48	9	2.89	Western Europe & European Union
=57	JordanJORWestern Asia	48	8	3.03	Middle East & North Africa
=57	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	48	10	3.00	Western Europe & European Union
=60	CubaCUBCaribbean	47	5	2.90	Americas
=60	ItalyITASouthern Europe	47	7	3.34	Western Europe & European Union
=62	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	46	3	0.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
=62	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	46	5	7.54	Middle East & North Africa
=64	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	45	4	2.89	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=64	OmanOMNWestern Asia	45	5	7.07	Middle East & North Africa
=64	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45	8	2.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
=64	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	45	7	2.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
=64	SurinameSURSouth America	45	4	7.53	Americas
69	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	44	7	2.50	Western Europe & European Union
=70	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	43	5	5.96	Middle East & North Africa
=70	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43	9	2.89	Sub-Saharan Africa
=72	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	42	7	2.47	Sub-Saharan Africa
=72	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	42	7	3.69	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=72	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	42	3	3.34	Asia Pacific
=75	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	41	9	2.20	Western Europe & European Union
=75	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	41	5	2.67	Middle East & North Africa
=75	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	41	7	3.90	Middle East & North Africa
=75	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	41	9	1.80	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=79	BelarusBLREastern Europe	40	7	3.93	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=79	BrazilBRASouth America	40	8	4.34	Americas
=79	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	40	8	2.39	Asia Pacific
=79	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	40	8	2.47	Asia Pacific
=83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	39	7	1.99	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=83	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	39	7	1.70	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=83	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	39	6	1.84	Americas
=83	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	39	5	6.15	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	38	9	1.70	Asia Pacific
=87	PanamaPANCentral America	38	6	2.29	Americas
=87	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	38	9	2.91	Sub-Saharan Africa
=90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	37	8	2.27	Americas
=90	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	37	8	2.39	Asia Pacific
=90	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	37	7	3.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
=90	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	37	7	1.74	Middle East & North Africa
=90	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	37	7	4.97	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=95	ArgentinaARGSouth America	36	8	1.76	Americas
=95	BeninBENWestern Africa	36	6	3.80	Sub-Saharan Africa
=95	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	36	7	2.76	Americas
=95	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	36	5	3.17	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=95	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36	3	5.66	Asia Pacific
=95	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	36	7	1.64	Asia Pacific
=101	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35	4	0.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
=101	NigerNERWestern Africa	35	5	3.25	Sub-Saharan Africa
=101	PeruPERSouth America	35	7	2.04	Americas
=101	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	35	9	1.58	Asia Pacific
=101	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	35	9	2.44	Asia Pacific
=101	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	35	3	5.97	Asia Pacific
=101	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	35	5	2.48	Americas
=108	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	34	6	2.94	Middle East & North Africa
=108	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	34	8	2.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
=108	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	34	6	2.72	Middle East & North Africa
=108	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	34	9	1.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
=108	GuyanaGUYSouth America	34	6	3.57	Americas
=113	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	33	6	4.01	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	33	8	2.85	Americas
=113	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	33	8	2.46	Asia Pacific
=116	MaliMLIWestern Africa	32	6	1.75	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	32	7	2.12	Asia Pacific
=116	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	32	9	1.84	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	TogoTGOWestern Africa	32	5	4.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	31	6	1.89	Americas
=120	EcuadorECUSouth America	31	6	1.96	Americas
=120	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	31	9	2.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	30	7	5.13	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=123	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	30	3	8.23	Sub-Saharan Africa
=123	HondurasHNDCentral America	30	7	3.05	Americas
=123	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	30	4	6.19	Asia Pacific
=123	MexicoMEXCentral America	30	8	1.56	Americas
=123	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30	9	2.18	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	30	6	2.68	Americas
=123	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	30	8	2.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
=131	IranIRNSouthern Asia	29	7	2.47	Middle East & North Africa
=131	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	29	9	3.35	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=131	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	29	6	2.33	Asia Pacific
=131	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	29	9	2.73	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=131	UkraineUKREastern Europe	29	9	1.97	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=136	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	28	6	2.58	Americas
=136	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	28	7	2.08	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=136	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	28	7	2.50	Middle East & North Africa
=136	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	28	8	3.69	Asia Pacific
=136	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	28	9	1.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	28	5	3.01	Asia Pacific
=142	GuineaGINWestern Africa	27	5	2.54	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	27	5	3.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27	8	2.57	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	26	7	4.13	Asia Pacific
=145	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26	9	3.04	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	26	5	7.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	KenyaKENEastern Africa	26	9	1.72	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	26	7	2.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	NicaraguaNICCentral America	26	7	1.98	Americas
=151	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	25	6	5.26	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=151	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	25	9	2.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
153	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	24	3	12.81	Sub-Saharan Africa
=154	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	22	4	1.32	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	22	9	2.59	Sub-Saharan Africa
=156	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	21	8	2.82	Asia Pacific
=156	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	21	7	2.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
=156	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	21	7	2.35	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=159	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	20	6	1.53	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20	4	4.04	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	20	5	2.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
=159	HaitiHTICaribbean	20	5	1.81	Americas
=159	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	20	5	1.78	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	18	4	1.68	Sub-Saharan Africa
=164	EritreaERIEastern Africa	18	5	6.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
=166	IraqIRQWestern Asia	17	5	1.87	Middle East & North Africa
=166	VenezuelaVENSouth America	17	7	1.41	Americas
168	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	16	4	2.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
169	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	15	5	1.74	Asia Pacific
=170	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	14	4	2.00	Middle East & North Africa
=170	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	14	7	2.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
=170	YemenYEMWestern Asia	14	7	3.05	Middle East & North Africa
173	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	13	5	1.97	Middle East & North Africa
174	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	12	3	1.39	Asia Pacific
175	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	11	5	3.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
176	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	10	5	2.98	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

#1Denmarkshared90
#1New Zealandshared90
#3Finland89
#4Sweden88
#5Switzerland86

Lowest

#176Somalia10
#175South Sudan11
#174North Korea12
#173Syria13
#170Yemenshared14

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 38. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest4 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestComoros12.81
LowestDominica0.85
Middle country: 2.58

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+9 / −1countries joined / left
139values changed, of 167 in both
61 · 78rose · fell
28unchanged

Rose most

Suriname36 → 45+9
Belarus32 → 40+8
Timor-Leste28 → 35+7
Myanmar22 → 28+6
Georgia52 → 57+5

Fell most

Qatar71 → 61−10
Bahrain51 → 43−8
Kuwait49 → 41−8
Cyprus61 → 55−6
Saudi Arabia52 → 46−6

+ Bahamas

+ Barbados

+ Brunei

+ Dominica

+ Grenada

+ Saint Lucia

+ Maldives

+ Solomon Islands

+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

− Seychelles

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

72 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 30. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is Transparency International’s
Printed exactly as the publisher ranked the countries. This site does not re-rank them.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2016). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2016

0614 held

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