You are using an outdated browser. Most of this website should still work, but after upgrading your browser it will look and perform better.
We don’t currently have a national chapter in your country. For more information and resources on our anti-corruption corruption work, please visit the End Corruption and Library sections.
Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Hong Kong has a score of 75 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 14 out of 180 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Hong Kong in CPI 2023 for Asia Pacific: Regional stagnation marked by inadequate delivery of anti-corruption commitments
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
46%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
1%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Asia Pacific - 2017
News •
For five years in a row, the Asia Pacific region has shown little to no progress in the fight against corruption due to failure to deliver on anti-corruption agendas.
News •
As authoritarianism grows and restrictions on civic space and basic freedoms imposed during the pandemic remain in place, the region stagnates for the fourth year in a row.
News •
While 2022 has seen some progress, advanced economies are still not pulling their weight in the fight against cross-border corruption.
News •
The 2021 CPI shows that top-scoring countries’ complacency has been detrimental not only to global anti-corruption efforts but also to their own affairs.
Publication •
We spoke to 21,861 people in 16 countries, regions and territories across the Asia Pacific region about their perceptions and experiences of corruption.
