# Media advisory: Corruption Perceptions Index to be published on 28 January 2021 URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/media-advisory-corruption-perceptions-index-to-be-published-on-28-january-2021 Type: Press release Published: 2021-01-19 Updated: 2021-01-20 --- 19 January 2021 Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation working to end corruption worldwide, will release its 26th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on **Thursday, 28** **January 2021 at 06:01 CET (00:01 EST).** The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption, providing an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption in 180 countries and territories. The index for 2020 draws on 13 expert assessments and surveys of businesspeople. [Watch the CPI explainer video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qt1Nu-qBSc&feature=emb_title) The 2020 CPI report highlights the impact of corruption on government responses to COVID-19, comparing countries’ performance in the index to their investment in health care and the extent to which democratic norms and institutions have been weakened during the pandemic. **2020 Corruption Perceptions Index** **28 January 2021, 06:01 CET** **Published online at** [**www.transparency.org/cpi/**](http://www.transparency.org/cpi) To request interviews or press materials under embargo until publication, please email the Transparency International Secretariat press office (). For national enquiries, please [contact](https://www.transparency.org/whoweare/contact) the appropriate Transparency International chapter.