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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".
The level of corruption perception is measured instead. This metric evaluates the (dis)honesty of political and economic institutions in the country. The numbers are indicators of the corruption perception index, which shows estimates of the level of perception of corruption by experts and entrepreneurs on a one-hundred-point scale.
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]
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. It is a composite index – a combination of polls – drawing on corruption-related data collected by a variety of reputable institutions. The CPI reflects the views of observers from around the world. [32]
In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, Lesotho scored 41 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Lesotho ranked 83rd among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [ 6 ]
On Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, Zambia scored 37 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Zambia ranked 98th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [1]
In countries like China, as much as half the national gross domestic product comes from public-sector investments. But in the U.S., consumption is king. About 70% of the U.S. GDP is the result of...
Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index scored the United Kingdom at 71 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, the United Kingdom ranked 20th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [2]