Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

For the sixth year in a row, Denmark heads the ranking, with a score of 90. Finland and New Zealand follow closely with scores of 87 and 85, respectively. Norway (84), Singapore (83), Sweden (82), Switzerland (82), the Netherlands (79), Germany (78) and Luxembourg (78) complete the top 10 this year. Meanwhile, countries experiencing conflict or with highly restricted freedoms and weak democratic institutions tend to score worst. This year, Somalia (11), Venezuela (13), Syria (13) and South Sudan (13) are at the bottom of the index. Yemen (16), Nicaragua (17), North Korea (17), Haiti (17), Equatorial Guinea (17), Turkmenistan (18) and Libya (18) are the next lowest performers. 28 34 118 COUNTRIES IMPROVED COUNTRIES DECLINED COUNTRIES STAYED THE SAME MOST SIGNIFICANT MOVERS CPI SCORE CHANGES, 2012-2023 Countries that the underlying data sources largely agree improved or declined over the period 2014 to 2023. A full list of all statistically significant changes is available in the CPI 2023 dataset. Number of countries that the underlying data sources largely agree improved or declined over the period 2012 to 2023, for all 180 countries with data available. 80 90 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CPI SCORE TANZANIA UKRAINE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COTE D’IVOIRE UZBEKISTAN GABON GUATEMALA SRI LANKA MONGOLIA SWEDEN TURKEY KUWAIT CPI 2023 BASELINE CPI SCORE CPI GLOBAL AVERAGE +15 2014 +10 2015 +10 2014 +8 2015 +7 2020 +7 2017 -4 2017 -7 2016 -9 2014 -7 2015 -11 2014 -6 2015 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 8 Embargoed until 07.01am CET (Berlin) 30 January 2024