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The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that scores and ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector [1] corruption, as assessed by experts and business executives. [2] The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain".
As of 2025, the United States scores 65 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean") according to Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index. When ranked by score, the United States ranks 28th among the 180 countries in the index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector ...
The Corruption Perceptions Index is the best known of these metrics, though it has drawn much criticism [77] [79] [80] and may be declining in influence. [81] In 2013 Transparency International published a report on the "Government Defence Anti-corruption Index". This index evaluates the risk of corruption in countries' military sector. [82]
Political corruption in the United States (8 C, 27 P) W. American whistleblowers (1 C, 202 P) Whistleblowing in the United States (1 C, 37 P)
United States federal public corruption crime (3 C, 9 P) P. Political machines in the United States (2 C, 11 P) T. Tammany Hall (3 C, 83 P) William M. Tweed (1 C, 18 P)
[3]: 2 The index is published annually by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International since 1995. [ 4 ] The 2024 CPI, published in Febraury 2025, currently ranks 180 countries "on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)" based on the situation between 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024.
The Global Corruption Index (GCI), designed by the Global Risk Profile to be in line with anti-corruption and anti-bribery legislation, covers 196 countries and territories. It measures the state of corruption and white-collar crimes around the world, specifically money laundering and terrorism financing. [155]
Political corruption in the United States (8 C, 27 P) This page was last edited on 5 December 2024, at 20:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...