Data for 2023

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023

Figures for 2023, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023 covers 180 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 90; Somalia is lowest, at 11. The middle country reads 40. Against 2022, 118 values changed (55 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2023

HighestDenmark

LowestSomalia

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

180countries
3measures per country
2023the year it describes
68distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Transparency International’s rank

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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023: every country, as published by Transparency International.

1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	90	8	1.8193	Western Europe & European Union
2	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	87	8	1.0580	Western Europe & European Union
3	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	85	8	1.9161	Asia Pacific
4	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	84	7	1.3808	Western Europe & European Union
5	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	83	9	1.1457	Asia Pacific
=6	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	82	8	2.2843	Western Europe & European Union
=6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	82	7	1.7434	Western Europe & European Union
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	79	8	2.1008	Western Europe & European Union
=9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	78	8	2.1437	Western Europe & European Union
=9	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	78	8	1.0605	Western Europe & European Union
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	77	8	1.1691	Western Europe & European Union
=12	CanadaCANNorthern America	76	8	1.7256	Americas
=12	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	76	10	1.0565	Western Europe & European Union
=14	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	75	9	1.5235	Asia Pacific
=14	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	75	8	2.1805	Asia Pacific
=16	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	73	8	2.1340	Western Europe & European Union
=16	JapanJPNEastern Asia	73	9	1.7485	Asia Pacific
=16	UruguayURYSouth America	73	7	0.6729	Americas
19	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	72	7	3.5386	Western Europe & European Union
=20	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	71	8	1.3672	Western Europe & European Union
=20	FranceFRAWestern Europe	71	8	0.4336	Western Europe & European Union
=20	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	71	3	0.3737	Sub-Saharan Africa
=20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	71	8	1.6805	Western Europe & European Union
=24	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	69	3	3.3667	Americas
=24	United StatesUSANorthern America	69	9	2.1427	Americas
=26	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	68	4	2.1793	Asia Pacific
=26	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	68	7	2.5677	Middle East & North Africa
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	67	8	1.5306	Asia Pacific
29	ChileCHLSouth America	66	9	1.5410	Americas
=30	BahamasBHSCaribbean	64	3	5.4704	Americas
=30	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	64	3	3.0481	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	63	10	1.2503	Asia Pacific
33	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62	6	2.4452	Middle East & North Africa
=34	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	61	10	1.2499	Western Europe & European Union
=34	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	61	8	1.7506	Western Europe & European Union
=36	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	60	9	1.7572	Western Europe & European Union
=36	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	60	3	4.2627	Americas
=36	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60	8	2.3606	Western Europe & European Union
39	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59	7	3.0422	Sub-Saharan Africa
40	QatarQATWestern Asia	58	6	4.8961	Middle East & North Africa
41	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	57	10	1.2609	Western Europe & European Union
=42	DominicaDMACaribbean	56	3	1.9148	Americas
=42	ItalyITASouthern Europe	56	8	1.6645	Western Europe & European Union
=42	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	56	10	1.0405	Western Europe & European Union
=45	Costa RicaCRICentral America	55	7	2.8995	Americas
=45	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	55	3	3.7002	Americas
=47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	54	10	1.3622	Western Europe & European Union
=47	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	54	9	1.6659	Western Europe & European Union
=49	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	53	8	2.2064	Western Europe & European Union
=49	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	53	6	3.9942	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=49	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	53	3	3.7360	Americas
=49	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	53	6	2.1898	Sub-Saharan Africa
=53	FijiFJIMelanesia	52	3	4.1548	Asia Pacific
=53	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	52	6	5.2821	Middle East & North Africa
=55	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	51	7	2.4209	Western Europe & European Union
=55	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	51	6	2.0371	Sub-Saharan Africa
=57	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	50	9	1.2450	Western Europe & European Union
=57	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	50	9	0.9731	Asia Pacific
=59	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	49	8	2.2096	Western Europe & European Union
=59	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	49	6	2.8418	Sub-Saharan Africa
61	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	48	3	3.1435	Asia Pacific
62	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	47	6	2.5434	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	JordanJORWestern Asia	46	7	2.8680	Middle East & North Africa
=63	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	46	8	1.6589	Middle East & North Africa
=63	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	46	5	2.5453	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=63	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	46	10	0.9115	Western Europe & European Union
=67	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	45	10	1.1613	Western Europe & European Union
=67	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	45	4	4.8202	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44	7	3.0614	Americas
=70	BeninBENWestern Africa	43	6	3.1311	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43	9	1.4685	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	OmanOMNWestern Asia	43	5	5.3217	Middle East & North Africa
=70	SenegalSENWestern Africa	43	9	1.3466	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	43	3	7.4285	Asia Pacific
=70	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	43	4	5.1867	Asia Pacific
=76	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	42	6	5.3293	Middle East & North Africa
=76	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	42	8	1.6448	Asia Pacific
=76	CubaCUBCaribbean	42	5	3.4578	Americas
=76	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	42	10	1.3013	Western Europe & European Union
=76	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	42	7	2.1025	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=76	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	42	6	2.8766	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=76	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42	6	4.8749	Americas
=83	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	41	7	1.7826	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	41	6	2.3627	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	41	8	2.0842	Sub-Saharan Africa
=83	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	41	8	1.3998	Asia Pacific
=87	ColombiaCOLSouth America	40	8	1.4236	Americas
=87	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	40	9	1.8910	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40	5	2.3139	Americas
=87	SurinameSURSouth America	40	4	5.9090	Americas
=87	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	40	9	2.2037	Sub-Saharan Africa
=87	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	40	7	1.7026	Middle East & North Africa
=93	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39	9	1.2564	Asia Pacific
=93	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	39	9	3.1958	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=93	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	39	5	4.6504	Sub-Saharan Africa
=93	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	39	3	4.1721	Asia Pacific
97	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	38	7	1.7039	Middle East & North Africa
=98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	37	7	1.5601	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=98	ArgentinaARGSouth America	37	8	2.0467	Americas
=98	BelarusBLREastern Europe	37	7	3.3376	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=98	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	37	8	1.2041	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	37	7	3.3389	Sub-Saharan Africa
=98	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	37	8	2.0557	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36	7	2.3272	Middle East & North Africa
=104	BrazilBRASouth America	36	8	1.4662	Americas
=104	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	36	8	1.2591	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=104	UkraineUKREastern Europe	36	8	1.9333	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=108	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	35	6	1.9538	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=108	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	35	7	1.6218	Americas
=108	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	35	7	3.7455	Middle East & North Africa
=108	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35	6	0.7388	Asia Pacific
=108	PanamaPANCentral America	35	7	1.1714	Americas
=108	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	35	8	2.1369	Sub-Saharan Africa
=108	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	35	9	0.8833	Asia Pacific
=115	EcuadorECUSouth America	34	7	1.4755	Americas
=115	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	34	8	1.8046	Asia Pacific
=115	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	34	9	1.4215	Sub-Saharan Africa
=115	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	34	9	1.2104	Asia Pacific
=115	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34	8	0.6168	Asia Pacific
=115	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	34	9	1.5743	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=121	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	33	7	2.8139	Sub-Saharan Africa
=121	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33	7	1.0522	Asia Pacific
=121	PeruPERSouth America	33	8	1.4024	Americas
=121	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33	9	2.1227	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
125	NigerNERWestern Africa	32	7	1.5044	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	31	7	1.2565	Americas
=126	KenyaKENEastern Africa	31	9	1.5447	Sub-Saharan Africa
=126	MexicoMEXCentral America	31	9	1.5605	Americas
=126	TogoTGOWestern Africa	31	7	1.1477	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	30	5	1.7114	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	30	3	5.8991	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30	6	1.6532	Sub-Saharan Africa
=133	BoliviaBOLSouth America	29	7	2.3104	Americas
=133	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29	8	2.0916	Asia Pacific
=133	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	29	6	1.7574	Asia Pacific
=136	GabonGABMiddle Africa	28	6	2.3245	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	28	4	2.4404	Asia Pacific
=136	MaliMLIWestern Africa	28	8	1.4917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	ParaguayPRYSouth America	28	6	1.8368	Americas
140	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	27	9	1.6520	Sub-Saharan Africa
=141	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26	7	1.6949	Sub-Saharan Africa
=141	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	26	7	1.6899	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=141	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	26	7	1.4681	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=141	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	26	8	1.2964	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	25	7	1.6398	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	25	7	1.5251	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	25	8	1.9052	Sub-Saharan Africa
=145	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	25	8	1.6390	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	24	8	1.5112	Asia Pacific
=149	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	24	5	0.9886	Sub-Saharan Africa
=149	IranIRNSouthern Asia	24	6	2.6267	Middle East & North Africa
=149	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	24	6	1.1247	Middle East & North Africa
=149	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	24	9	1.3017	Sub-Saharan Africa
=154	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23	6	2.4625	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=154	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	23	7	1.3623	Americas
=154	HondurasHNDCentral America	23	8	0.5350	Americas
=154	IraqIRQWestern Asia	23	5	4.1396	Middle East & North Africa
=158	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	22	7	2.9048	Asia Pacific
=158	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22	6	2.9252	Sub-Saharan Africa
=158	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	22	7	1.4715	Sub-Saharan Africa
161	EritreaERIEastern Africa	21	5	4.7297	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	20	5	6.2448	Asia Pacific
=162	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	20	5	1.7968	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	20	6	2.1551	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	20	4	5.5127	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	20	9	1.0771	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	20	7	2.2936	Asia Pacific
=162	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	20	8	3.1260	Sub-Saharan Africa
=162	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	20	5	0.7775	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=170	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	18	5	1.8298	Middle East & North Africa
=170	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	18	5	1.4480	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=172	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	17	4	2.5675	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	HaitiHTICaribbean	17	6	1.3247	Americas
=172	NicaraguaNICCentral America	17	7	0.9571	Americas
=172	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	17	4	3.7757	Asia Pacific
176	YemenYEMWestern Asia	16	7	1.7534	Middle East & North Africa
=177	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	13	5	1.3284	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	13	5	1.5785	Middle East & North Africa
=177	VenezuelaVENSouth America	13	8	1.2260	Americas
180	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	11	6	2.0771	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

#180Somalia11
#177Venezuelashared13
#177Syriashared13
#177South Sudanshared13
#176Yemen16

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 40. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest9 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 7
Standard Error
HighestSolomon Islands7.4285
LowestSeychelles0.3737
Middle country: 1.8007

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
118values changed, of 180 in both
55 · 63rose · fell
62unchanged

Rose most

Egypt30 → 35+5
Barbados65 → 69+4
Cabo Verde60 → 64+4
Kuwait42 → 46+4
Zambia33 → 37+4

Fell most

Afghanistan24 → 20−4
Tajikistan24 → 20−4
China45 → 42−3
Cuba45 → 42−3
Georgia56 → 53−3

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

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

68 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 20. 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 180 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2023). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2023

0614 held

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