Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA This year’s CPI shows mixed results in Africa, with significant improvements in a few countries. However, most African countries experienced stagnation, maintaining the region’s consistently poor performance, with an unaltered regional average score of 33 out of 100. Ninety per cent of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa scored under 50. Despite a regional survey ranking corruption among the most important problems that Africans want their governments to address, the 2023 CPI shows that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have a long way to go in their fight against corruption. The region’s persistent challenges stem from decades of severe underfunding in public sectors, exacerbated by corruption and illicit financial flows siphoning resources away from basic public services. Addressing social and economic issues remains ineffective, often at the expense of the most vulnerable population. Corruption in justice delivery mechanisms disproportionately affects the poorest citizens and those who depend primarily on public services, such as people living with disabilities or women and children, hindering the realisation of global and regional development goals. Despite adopting the African Union Convention on Prevention and Combatting Corruption (AUCPCC) two decades ago, impunity of public actors, a weakened civic space and public access to justice and information continue to be critical issues that threaten the rule of law in the region. Anti-corruption efforts are therefore necessary at all levels and by multiple stakeholders within the justice network. 49 COUNTRIES 33 AVERAGE SCORE LATEST IMPROVERS LATEST DECLINERS NEW MAXIMUM SCORES NEW MINIMUM SCORES CABO VERDE 64 , COTE D’IVOIRE 40 , SEYCHELLES 71 , SIERRA LEONE 35 and TANZANIA 40 GABON 28 , LIBERIA 25 and SOUTH AFRICA 41 ANGOLA (+14 points since 2018) 33 /100 LIBERIA (-7 points since 2018) 25 /100 TOP SCORERS BOTTOM SCORERS BOTSWANA SEYCHELLES 71 /100 59 /100 64 /100 CABO VERDE EQUATORIAL GUINEA 17 /100 SOUTH SUDAN 13 /100 11 /100 SOMALIA TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 18 Embargoed until 07.01am CET (Berlin) 30 January 2024