Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 - Executive Summary

GLOBAL ANALYSIS 5 WESTERN EUROPE & EU Average score Top: Denmark (88/100) Bottom: Bulgaria (42/100) MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Average score Top: United Arab Emirates (70/100) Bottom: Syria (13/100) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Average score Top: Seychelles (66/100) Bottom: Somalia (10/100) EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA Average score Top: Georgia (58/100) Bottom: Turkmenistan (20/100) ASIA PACIFIC Average score Top: New Zealand (87/100) Bottom: North Korea (14/100) AMERICAS Average score Top: Canada (81/100) Bottom: Venezuela (18/100) 44 39 66 35 44 32 20 16 THE REMAINING COUNTRIES MADE LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN RECENT YEARS COUNTRIES IMPROVED* COUNTRIES DECREASED* WITHIN THE LAST 7 YEARS: RESULTS BY REGION Including: Including: Since 2015 Since 2012 8 Since 2013 Since 2013 8 Since 2012 Since 2015 9 ARGENTINA HUNGARY CÔTE D’IVOIRE MEXICO GUYANA MALTA 6 7 9 *In these six examples, we report the year between 2012 and 2018 from which the score change is statistically significant