Who pays for politics? Tracing the money trail online
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From Mongolia’s drive for transparency to looming risks in Peru and Bolivia, new findings show why open digital disclosure of political finance is vital for democracy.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
Scoring 182 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Uruguay has a score of 73 this year, with a change of -3 since last year, meaning it ranks 17 out of 182 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Uruguay in CPI 2024 for the Americas: Corruption fuels environmental crime and impunity across the region
Uruguay
- Score
- 73/100
- Rank
- 17/182
- Score change
Score changes 2012 - 2025
Our activity in Uruguay
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CPI 2024: Trouble at the top
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Many top-scoring countries in this year's CPI are prime targets for corrupt actors to launder and safeguard their ill-gotten wealth.
CPI 2024 for the Americas: Corruption fuels environmental crime and impunity across the region
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The absence of effective anti-corruption measures promotes human rights violations, and increases the influence of elites and organised crime on policy-making.
CPI 2023 for the Americas: Lack of independent judiciary hinders the fight against corruption
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The lack of independence of the judiciary in the region undermines the rule of law and promotes impunity for powerful criminals.
Press releases
+ MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2025: Corruption across the Americas is damaging people’s lives and fuelling violence
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption fuels environmental crime across the Americas
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2023 Corruption Perceptions Index for the Americas reveals judiciary's struggle for independence
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People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean
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This new report from the Global Corruption Barometer series is based on surveys with over 22,000 citizens living in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
