# Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/corruption-perceptions-index-2023 Type: Publication or report Published: 2024-01-30 Updated: 2024-02-06 --- 30 January 2024 The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. The CPI uses a scale from 0 to 100, with 100 being very clean and 0 being highly corrupt. Twenty years after the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), progress in the fight against corruption remains limited. Sixty-eight per cent of the countries covered by the CPI have scores under 50. While 28 countries have made significant progress since 2012, another 34 have regressed. The rest have stagnant corruption levels. Well-functioning justice systems are a precondition and a catalyst for addressing corruption effectively. When the justice system is weak, dysfunctional or lacks independence to shield itself against external pressures, it cannot uphold the law and ensure that it is applied equally to all. Under these circumstances, legal frameworks tend to lose their power to dissuade people from engaging in corruption and other criminal activities, and impunity thrives. This report contains the full results alongside analysis of corruption, globally and regionally. It also provides insight on the relationship between corruption and justice. See also: \- [Interactive index and links to global and regional articles](https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023). ### Related publications ## [Regional Assessment of Integrity in Political Finance in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-political-finance-asia) Publication • 03 September 2026 This report reviews systems across 17 countries to identify the areas of political finance most in need of reform. ## [Breaking the Silos: A Practical Guide to Fighting Corruption with a Human Rights-Based Approach](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/breaking-the-silos-a-practical-guide-to-fighting-corruption-with-a-human-rights-based-approach) Publication • 25 June 2026 This guide seeks to equip human rights defenders and anti-corruption advocates with practical tools to promote accountability for corrupt acts. ## [Connecting the Dots: How financial intelligence units expose corrupt money flows and how they could do more](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/connecting-the-dots) Publication • 24 June 2026 Financial intelligence units can play a key role in uncovering corruption, but only if they have the powers, resources and access to information they need. ## [Global Corruption Barometer 2003](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/gcb-2003) Publication • 03 July 2003 ## Priorities - [Asset recovery and the theft of public money](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/asset-recovery-and-the-theft-of-public-money) - [Gender](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/gender-and-corruption) - [Grand corruption](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/grand-corruption) - [Judiciary and law enforcement](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/judiciary-and-law-enforcement) - [Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/sustainable-development-goals) ## CPI - [2023](https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023) ## Regions - [Global](https://www.transparency.org/en/region/global) ![Largely purple report cover showing an illustration of a map of the world with a range of corruption and justice imagery, from a politician bribing Lady Justice to a victim falling into the arms of police officers.](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/Report_CPI2023_English_Cover_2024-01-29-150350_fczd.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/Report_CPI2023_Eng.pdf)