Data for 2025

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025

Figures for 2025, as Transparency International published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025 covers 182 countries on 3 measures. Denmark is highest, at 89; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 9. The middle country reads 39. Against 2024, 116 values changed (48 up, 68 down), 2 countries joined.

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Corruption Perceptions Index · Data for 2025

HighestDenmark

Lowest2 countries share it

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

182countries
3measures per country
2025the year it describes
66distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Transparency International’s rank

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Every country and every column of Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025, as published. The rank is Transparency International’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025: every country, as published by Transparency International.

1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	89	8	1.8823	Western Europe & European Union
2	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	88	8	1.8063	Western Europe & European Union
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	84	9	1.5183	Asia Pacific
=4	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	81	8	2.0364	Asia Pacific
=4	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	81	8	1.6182	Western Europe & European Union
=6	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	80	8	2.5254	Western Europe & European Union
=6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	80	7	2.1945	Western Europe & European Union
=8	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	78	7	2.1926	Western Europe & European Union
=8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	78	8	2.4039	Western Europe & European Union
=10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	77	8	1.8548	Western Europe & European Union
=10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	77	5	3.9634	Western Europe & European Union
=12	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	76	9	1.4293	Asia Pacific
=12	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	76	10	1.0700	Western Europe & European Union
=12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	76	8	2.4207	Asia Pacific
=12	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	76	8	1.2778	Western Europe & European Union
16	CanadaCANNorthern America	75	8	1.9594	Americas
17	UruguayURYSouth America	73	7	1.3204	Americas
=18	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	71	4	2.0632	Asia Pacific
=18	JapanJPNEastern Asia	71	9	2.4891	Asia Pacific
20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	70	8	1.5762	Western Europe & European Union
=21	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	69	8	1.2466	Western Europe & European Union
=21	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	69	8	1.4145	Western Europe & European Union
=21	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	69	8	2.2453	Middle East & North Africa
=24	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	68	3	3.1203	Americas
=24	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	68	4	2.3548	Sub-Saharan Africa
=24	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	68	8	1.7077	Asia Pacific
27	FranceFRAWestern Europe	66	8	1.8317	Western Europe & European Union
28	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	65	10	1.6086	Western Europe & European Union
=29	BahamasBHSCaribbean	64	3	6.5609	Americas
=29	United StatesUSANorthern America	64	9	2.6385	Americas
=31	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	63	3	5.6295	Asia Pacific
=31	ChileCHLSouth America	63	8	2.3340	Americas
=31	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	63	3	1.9492	Americas
=31	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	63	9	1.5154	Asia Pacific
=35	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	62	5	4.2332	Sub-Saharan Africa
=35	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62	5	2.5997	Middle East & North Africa
=37	DominicaDMACaribbean	60	3	1.7460	Americas
=37	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	60	10	2.1133	Western Europe & European Union
=39	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59	10	0.8749	Western Europe & European Union
=39	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	59	3	7.9230	Americas
=41	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	58	9	1.9933	Sub-Saharan Africa
=41	QatarQATWestern Asia	58	8	3.3740	Middle East & North Africa
=41	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	58	7	2.7793	Sub-Saharan Africa
=41	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58	10	1.7424	Western Europe & European Union
45	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	57	7	3.8392	Middle East & North Africa
=46	Costa RicaCRICentral America	56	7	2.8257	Americas
=46	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	56	3	4.8773	Americas
=46	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	56	8	2.2669	Western Europe & European Union
=49	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55	6	2.2432	Western Europe & European Union
=49	FijiFJIMelanesia	55	3	2.0214	Asia Pacific
=49	SpainESPSouthern Europe	55	8	2.5396	Western Europe & European Union
=52	ItalyITASouthern Europe	53	8	1.7514	Western Europe & European Union
=52	PolandPOLEastern Europe	53	10	2.0283	Western Europe & European Union
=54	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52	9	1.2875	Asia Pacific
=54	OmanOMNWestern Asia	52	7	5.5381	Middle East & North Africa
=56	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	50	7	6.2194	Middle East & North Africa
=56	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	50	6	4.3112	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=56	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	50	8	1.6494	Western Europe & European Union
=56	JordanJORWestern Asia	50	8	3.2421	Middle East & North Africa
60	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	49	6	3.2545	Western Europe & European Union
=61	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	48	7	1.5118	Sub-Saharan Africa
=61	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	48	9	2.8191	Western Europe & European Union
=63	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	47	9	1.8334	Western Europe & European Union
=63	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	47	3	4.2742	Asia Pacific
=65	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	46	6	2.3049	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=65	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	46	8	2.0860	Middle East & North Africa
=65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	46	5	2.9469	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=65	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	46	9	2.0196	Sub-Saharan Africa
=65	SenegalSENWestern Africa	46	9	1.1738	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	BeninBENWestern Africa	45	6	3.4013	Sub-Saharan Africa
=70	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	45	9	1.3696	Western Europe & European Union
=70	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	45	4	5.3825	Sub-Saharan Africa
=73	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44	6	3.6126	Americas
=73	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	44	3	6.8906	Asia Pacific
=73	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	44	4	5.1293	Asia Pacific
=76	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	43	8	1.3028	Asia Pacific
=76	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	43	9	2.7771	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	43	10	1.5408	Sub-Saharan Africa
=76	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	43	7	2.2341	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
80	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	42	7	1.7634	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=81	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	41	9	2.3917	Sub-Saharan Africa
=81	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	41	6	4.4412	Americas
=81	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	41	8	1.7167	Asia Pacific
=84	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	40	9	1.9568	Western Europe & European Union
=84	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40	7	2.4937	Sub-Saharan Africa
=84	CubaCUBCaribbean	40	5	2.6173	Americas
=84	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40	5	1.7976	Americas
=84	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	40	10	0.8676	Western Europe & European Union
=84	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	40	7	2.4196	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=84	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	40	9	1.8434	Sub-Saharan Africa
=91	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	39	7	2.4111	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=91	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39	9	1.4512	Asia Pacific
=91	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	39	3	3.7321	Asia Pacific
=91	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	39	8	1.8529	Middle East & North Africa
=91	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	39	8	1.3170	Middle East & North Africa
=96	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	38	8	1.3628	Sub-Saharan Africa
=96	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38	9	3.5339	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=96	SurinameSURSouth America	38	5	5.2818	Americas
=99	ColombiaCOLSouth America	37	8	2.2246	Americas
=99	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	37	7	2.9319	Americas
=99	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	37	8	2.5035	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37	6	4.3096	Sub-Saharan Africa
=99	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	37	9	1.3591	Sub-Saharan Africa
=104	ArgentinaARGSouth America	36	8	2.1751	Americas
=104	BelizeBLZCentral America	36	3	1.9166	Americas
=104	UkraineUKREastern Europe	36	8	2.3997	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=107	BrazilBRASouth America	35	8	2.7586	Americas
=107	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	35	8	1.2227	Asia Pacific
=109	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	34	8	2.3180	Middle East & North Africa
=109	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	34	7	2.6017	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=109	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	34	9	2.3438	Asia Pacific
=109	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	34	5	5.1173	Asia Pacific
=109	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	34	9	1.5362	Sub-Saharan Africa
=109	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	34	6	0.9201	Asia Pacific
=109	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	34	8	2.0135	Sub-Saharan Africa
=116	EcuadorECUSouth America	33	7	1.8674	Americas
=116	PanamaPANCentral America	33	7	1.5213	Americas
=116	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	33	7	2.0085	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=116	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	33	9	0.9974	Asia Pacific
=120	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	32	8	2.5269	Sub-Saharan Africa
=120	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	32	7	1.4766	Americas
=120	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	32	9	2.1407	Asia Pacific
=120	TogoTGOWestern Africa	32	7	1.4672	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	BelarusBLREastern Europe	31	7	3.4919	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	31	5	1.9515	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	31	8	1.0202	Asia Pacific
=124	NigerNERWestern Africa	31	7	1.9455	Sub-Saharan Africa
=124	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	31	8	2.0424	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=124	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31	8	2.7324	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	30	7	6.5530	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=130	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30	8	3.2680	Middle East & North Africa
=130	KenyaKENEastern Africa	30	10	1.7290	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30	6	2.3637	Sub-Saharan Africa
=130	PeruPERSouth America	30	8	2.1912	Americas
135	GabonGABMiddle Africa	29	8	1.3005	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	BoliviaBOLSouth America	28	7	2.9971	Americas
=136	IraqIRQWestern Asia	28	6	5.2074	Middle East & North Africa
=136	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	28	8	2.1610	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	MaliMLIWestern Africa	28	8	2.1485	Sub-Saharan Africa
=136	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	28	8	1.7344	Asia Pacific
141	MexicoMEXCentral America	27	8	1.4855	Americas
=142	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26	9	1.6945	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	26	7	1.1311	Americas
=142	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26	7	1.6008	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	26	7	2.0913	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=142	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	26	10	1.4717	Sub-Saharan Africa
=142	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	26	6	2.5156	Asia Pacific
=148	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	25	7	1.4513	Sub-Saharan Africa
=148	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	25	8	1.2247	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	24	8	1.5036	Asia Pacific
=150	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	24	5	2.0949	Sub-Saharan Africa
=150	ParaguayPRYSouth America	24	7	2.2885	Americas
=153	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	23	5	4.6560	Sub-Saharan Africa
=153	IranIRNSouthern Asia	23	7	2.0242	Middle East & North Africa
=153	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	23	6	1.6905	Middle East & North Africa
=153	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	23	8	1.6874	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	22	6	3.6321	Sub-Saharan Africa
=157	HondurasHNDCentral America	22	8	0.8696	Americas
=157	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	22	7	1.4792	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=157	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	22	9	0.7440	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	21	6	4.3015	Sub-Saharan Africa
=161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	21	9	1.8004	Sub-Saharan Africa
=163	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	20	7	3.0449	Asia Pacific
=163	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	20	4	8.2121	Sub-Saharan Africa
=163	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	20	9	1.2141	Sub-Saharan Africa
166	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	19	5	1.7842	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=167	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	17	5	3.3919	Sub-Saharan Africa
=167	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	17	5	0.8129	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
=169	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	16	5	4.2259	Asia Pacific
=169	HaitiHTICaribbean	16	6	2.1675	Americas
=169	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	16	7	1.9210	Asia Pacific
=172	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	15	5	2.4622	Sub-Saharan Africa
=172	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	15	4	4.1331	Asia Pacific
=172	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15	5	2.5208	Middle East & North Africa
=175	NicaraguaNICCentral America	14	7	1.4723	Americas
=175	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	14	8	1.9357	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	EritreaERIEastern Africa	13	5	5.3524	Sub-Saharan Africa
=177	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	13	6	2.6370	Middle East & North Africa
=177	YemenYEMWestern Asia	13	7	1.8306	Middle East & North Africa
180	VenezuelaVENSouth America	10	8	1.0104	Americas
=181	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	9	6	2.2577	Sub-Saharan Africa
=181	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	9	5	2.5632	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

#1Denmark89
#2Finland88
#3Singapore84
#4Norwayshared81
#4New Zealandshared81

Lowest

#181South Sudanshared9
#181Somaliashared9
#180Venezuela10
#177Yemenshared13
#177Libyashared13

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 39. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Data Sources Used
Highest10 share it
Lowest12 share it
Middle country: 8
Standard Error
HighestComoros8.2121
LowestZimbabwe0.7440
Middle country: 2.1041

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
116values changed, of 180 in both
48 · 68rose · fell
64unchanged

Rose most

Azerbaijan22 → 30+8
Czechia56 → 59+3
Sri Lanka32 → 35+3
Malta46 → 49+3
Syria12 → 15+3

Fell most

Papua New Guinea31 → 26−5
Mozambique25 → 21−4
Eswatini27 → 23−4
Seychelles72 → 68−4
Albania42 → 39−3

+ Belize

+ Brunei

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

66 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published. 7 countries share 40. 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 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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Transparency International (2025). Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index/2025

0614 held

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