CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013
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CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013
To be published 3rd December 2013
Scores and ranks 177 countries and territories from around the world on the perceived level of
corruption in the public sector
Presented on a scale of 0-1000 (Highly Corrupt)100 (Very Clean)
THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX IS:
A global (177 countries/territories) aggregate Index (up to 13 different data sources)
capturing perceptions (experts/business people) of corruption (abuse of power for private gain)
in the public sector (public officials and institutions)
• Raise awareness at the global level • Incentive for governments to improve• Cross country and over-time comparison
of corruption risks in the public sector• Data contribution to analysis and research
THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX DOES:
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013
The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 177 countries/territories around the world.
GLOBAL 70% of countries score less than 50 out of 100.
43 is the average score worldwide.
CPI 2013: THE TOP
RANK COUNTRY/TERRITORY SCORE
1 DENMARK 91
1 NEW ZEALAND 91
3 FINLAND 89
3 SWEDEN 89
5 NORWAY 86
5 SINGAPORE 86
Denmark and New Zealand tie for first place with scores of 91, helped by strong access to information systems and rules governing the behaviour of those in public positions.
CPI 2013: THE BOTTOM
RANK COUNTRY/TERRITORY SCORE
173 SOUTH SUDAN 14
174 SUDAN 11
175 AFGHANISTAN 8
175 KOREA (NORTH) 8
175 SOMALIA 8
Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia once again cling to the bottom rung of the index. In these countries the lack of leaders who are accountable and effective public institutions underscore the need to take a much stronger stance against corruption.
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013
RANK COUNTRY/
TERRITORY SCORE1 Denmark 911 New Zealand 913 Finland 893 Sweden 895 Norway 865 Singapore 867 Switzerland 858 Netherlands 839 Australia 819 Canada 8111 Luxembourg 8012 Germany 7812 Iceland 78
14 United Kingdom 76
15 Barbados 7515 Belgium 7515 Hong Kong 7518 Japan 7419 Uruguay 73
19 United States of America 73
21 Ireland 7222 The Bahamas 7122 Chile 7122 France 7122 Saint Lucia 71
26 Austria 69
26 United Arab Emirates 69
28 Estonia 6828 Qatar 6830 Botswana 6431 Bhutan 6331 Cyprus 6333 Portugal 6233 Puerto Rico 62
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62
36 Israel 6136 Taiwan 6138 Brunei 6038 Poland 6040 Spain 5941 Cape Verde 5841 Dominica 5843 Lithuania 5743 Slovenia 5745 Malta 5646 South Korea 5547 Hungary 5447 Seychelles 5449 Costa Rica 5349 Latvia 53
RANK COUNTRY/
TERRITORY SCORE49 Rwanda 5352 Mauritius 5253 Malaysia 5053 Turkey 5055 Georgia 4955 Lesotho 4957 Bahrain 4857 Croatia 4857 Czech Republic 4857 Namibia 4861 Oman 4761 Slovakia 4763 Cuba 4663 Ghana 4663 Saudi Arabia 4666 Jordan 45
67 Macedonia FYR 44
67 Montenegro 4469 Italy 4369 Kuwait 4369 Romania 43
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42
72 Brazil 42
72 Sao Tome and Principe 42
72 Serbia 4272 South Africa 4277 Bulgaria 4177 Senegal 4177 Tunisia 4180 China 4080 Greece 4082 Swaziland 3983 Burkina Faso 3883 El Salvador 3883 Jamaica 3883 Liberia 3883 Mongolia 3883 Peru 38
83 Trinidad and Tobago 38
83 Zambia 3891 Malawi 3791 Morocco 3791 Sri Lanka 3794 Algeria 3694 Armenia 3694 Benin 3694 Colombia 3694 Djibouti 3694 India 3694 Philippines 3694 Suriname 36
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2013
RANK COUNTRY/
TERRITORY SCORE102 Ecuador 35102 Moldova 35102 Panama 35102 Thailand 35106 Argentina 34106 Bolivia 34106 Gabon 34106 Mexico 34106 Niger 34111 Ethiopia 33111 Kosovo 33
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United Republic of Tanzania 33
114 Egypt 32114 Indonesia 32116 Albania 31116 Nepal 31116 Vietnam 31119 Mauritania 30119 Mozambique 30119 Sierra Leone 30119 East Timor 30123 Belarus 29
123 Dominican Republic 29
123 Guatemala 29
123 Togo 29127 Azerbaijan 28127 Comoros 28127 Gambia 28127 Lebanon 28127 Madagascar 28127 Mali 28127 Nicaragua 28127 Pakistan 28127 Russia 28136 Bangladesh 27136 Ivory Coast 27136 Guyana 27136 Kenya 27140 Honduras 26140 Kazakhstan 26140 Laos 26140 Uganda 26144 Cameroon 25
144 Central African Republic 25
144 Iran 25144 Nigeria 25
144 Papua New Guinea 25
144 Ukraine 25
RANK COUNTRY/
TERRITORY SCORE150 Guinea 24150 Kyrgyzstan 24150 Paraguay 24153 Angola 23
154 Republic of Congo 22
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Democratic Republic of the Congo 22
154 Tajikistan 22157 Burundi 21157 Myanmar 21157 Zimbabwe 21160 Cambodia 20160 Eritrea 20160 Venezuela 20163 Chad 19
163 Equatorial Guinea 19
163 Guinea Bissau 19163 Haiti 19167 Yemen 18168 Syria 17168 Turkmenistan 17
168 Uzbekistan 17171 Iraq 16172 Libya 15173 South Sudan 14174 Sudan 11175 Afghanistan 8175 North Korea 8175 Somalia 8