Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 - Executive Summary

RESULTS BY REGION Average regional scores, with top and bottom performers in each region. In the last eight years, only 22 countries significantly improved their CPI scores, including Greece, Guyana and Estonia. In the same period, 21 countries significantly decreased their scores, including Canada, Australia and Nicaragua. In the remaining 137 countries, the levels of corruption show little to no change. * In these six examples, the country score changed significantly between 2012 and 2019. COUNTRIES IMPROVED* COUNTRIES DECLINED* 22 21 Including: Including: Greece (+12) Guyana (+12) Estonia (+10) Canada (-7) Nicaragua (-7) Australia (-8) THE REMAINING COUNTRIES MADE LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN RECENT YEARS Since 2012: WESTERN EUROPE & EU Average score Top: Denmark (87/100) Bottom: Bulgaria (43/100) MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Average score Top: United Arab Emirates (71/100) Bottom: Syria (13/100) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Average score Top: Seychelles (66/100) Bottom: Somalia (9/100) EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA Average score Top: Georgia (56/100) Bottom: Turkmenistan (19/100) ASIA PACIFIC Average score Top: New Zealand (87/100) Bottom: Afghanistan (16/100) AMERICAS Average score Top: Canada (77/100) Bottom: Venezuela (16/100) 43 39 66 35 45 32 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 8