Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 - Executive Summary

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 06:01 CET, 28 JANUARY 2020 The top countries on the CPI are Denmark and New Zealand, with scores of 88, followed by Finland, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland, with scores of 85 each. The bottom countries are South Sudan and Somalia, with scores of 12 each, followed by Syria (14), Yemen (15) and Venezuela (15). Since 2012, 26 countries improved their CPI scores, including Greece, Myanmar and Ecuador. In the same period, 22 countries decreased their scores, including Lebanon, Malawi and Bosnia & Herzegovina*. 88 /100 88 /100 12 /100 15 /100 14 /100 85 /100 85 /100 85 /100 85 /100 12 /100 15 /100 DENMARK SINGAPORE NEW ZEALAND SOUTH SUDAN SWEDEN YEMEN SYRIA FINLAND SOMALIA SWITZERLAND VENEZUELA TOP COUNTRIES BOTTOM COUNTRIES GLOBAL AVERAGE 180 179 178 177 176 06 05 04 03 02 01 0 100 0 100 * In these six examples, we report the year between 2012 and 2020 from which the score change is statistically significant . COUNTRIES IMPROVED* COUNTRIES DECLINED* 26 22 Including: Including: Greece (+14) Myanmar (+13) Ecuador (+7) Lebanon (-5) Malawi (-7) Bosnia & Herzegovina (-7) THE REMAINING COUNTRIES MADE LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN RECENT YEARS Since 2012: CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2020 7