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A person holding a smoke grenade takes part in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in Brussels, Belgium

CPI 2022 for Western Europe & EU: Undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption measures hurt progress

News • 31 January 2023

While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.

A Yemeni man holds up a sign that reads "Circulating corruption is a greater crime than corruption itself"

CPI 2022 for Middle East & North Africa: Corruption fuels ongoing conflict

News • 31 January 2023

As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.

Protesters wear bandanas which say 'corrupt' during a protest against President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador, El Salvador.

CPI 2022 for the Americas: Fertile ground for criminal networks and human rights abuses

News • 31 January 2023

A lack of bold, decisive action to fight corruption and strengthen public institutions fuels organised criminal activities and other sources of violence.

A woman carrying a bucket walks past police officers wearing anti-protest gear

CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.

"We don't accept military coup", reads the sign during a protest in Myanmar. An activist has his eyes covered and lips sealed with black tape.

CPI 2022: Corruption as a fundamental threat to peace and security

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption and conflict fuel each other. This underlines the urgent need for transparency and anti-corruption efforts to create a safer world.

EU countries continue to fail whistleblowers

Marie Terracol 19 December 2022

Recent foreign ministry visits to the Pacific: Transparency International calls for strengthening Teieniwa anti-corruption vision

Press • 02 June 2022

Pacific chapters and Transparency International call for democracy strengthening efforts across the region as US visits

Press • 10 February 2022

A man holds a sign reading "No more corruption" during a protest in El Salvador.

CPI 2021 for the Americas: A region in crisis

News • 25 January 2022

With no progress on an average score of 43 out of 100 for the third consecutive year, the countries of the Americas are paralyzed in the fight against corruption. Despite…

Illustration of money flows from a low-income country with high levels of corruption to an advanced economy

CPI 2021: Trouble at the top

News • 25 January 2022

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.