Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 - Executive Summary

REGIONAL ANALYSIS 7 REGIONAL ANALYSIS AMERICAS 37 Guyana 93 37 Panama 93 36 Colombia 99 35 Brazil 105 35 El Salvador 105 35 Peru 105 34 Ecuador 114 30 Dominican Republic 129 29 Bolivia 132 29 Honduras 132 29 Paraguay 132 28 Mexico 138 27 Guatemala 144 25 Nicaragua 152 20 Haiti 161 18 Venezuela 168 81 Canada 9 71 United States 22 70 Uruguay 23 68 Barbados 25 67 Chile 27 65 Bahamas 29 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41 57 Dominica 45 56 Costa Rica 48 55 Saint Lucia 50 52 Grenada 53 47 Cuba 61 44 Jamaica 70 43 Suriname 73 41 Trinidad and Tobago 78 40 Argentina 85 SCORE COUNTRY/TERRITORY RANK 44 /100 AVERAGE SCORE The Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption. Populist leaders are transforming politics across the region, raising red flags through their treatment of the media, civil society and democratic institutions, all of which risk becoming less able to act as checks and balances against corruption . The United States (US)  dropped four points since last year to earn its lowest score on the CPI in seven years. This decline comes at a time when the US is experiencing threats to its system of checks and balances as well as an erosion of ethical norms at the highest levels of power. COUNTRIES TO WATCH