Corruption Perceptions Index 2021

GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS The results of this year’s CPI show that countries with well- protected civil and political liberties generally control corruption better. The fundamental freedoms of association and expression are crucial in the fight for a world free of corruption. The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people. It relies on 13 independent data sources and uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries (68 per cent) score below 50 and the average global score remains static at 43. Since 2012, 25 countries significantly improved their scores, but in the same period 23 countries significantly declined . 10 Meanwhile, the scores of several democracies that used to top the index and champion anti- corruption efforts around the world are deteriorating. Many of these high-scoring countries remain safe havens for corrupt individuals from abroad. AVERAGE REGIONAL SCORE AVERAGE REGIONAL SCORE HIGHEST SCORING REGION LOWEST SCORING REGION 66 /100 33 /100 WESTERN EUROPE & EUROPEAN UNION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 6