Transparency International 2009 Cleanest and Most Corrupt Countries
Transparency International (TI) has just released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009. The CPI shows a country’s ranking and score, the number of surveys used to determine the score, and the confidence range of the scoring.
The rank shows how one country compares to others included in the index. The CPI score indicates the perceived level of public-sector corruption in a country/territory.
Indonesia this year ranked at #111 with score 2.8 out of 10 up a little bit compared to last year at #126. Singapore is at #3 after New Zealand (#1) and Denmark (#2).
When do you think Indonesia will get 8+ score and reach the top ten?
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Most Corrupt Countries 2008
Being a frontrunner in a good thing is a dream comes true for any achiever. It’s true also if such achievement or underachievement is awarded to a nation or country. An award which is actually not personal but could affect a mixed feeling for any person in earch country ranked by Transparency International yearly report through its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2008 as being the less or most corrupt. Each individual is happy to see one’s country being in the cleanest category and is ashame to see otherwise. Among ASEAN countries, Singapore people should be proud to be at no. 4 in the world followed by Malaysia (47), Thailand (80), Vietnam (121), Indonesia (126) [1], Philippines (141), Timor Leste (145), Laos (151), Cambodia (166), Myanmar (178). The lower the number stands for the less corrupt a country is and vice versa.
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2007 Most Corrupt Countries
| 2007 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX | ||||
| country rank |
country | 2007 CPI score |
surveys used |
confidence range |
| 1 | Denmark | 9.4 | 6 | 9.2 – 9.6 |
| 1 | Finland | 9.4 | 6 | 9.2 – 9.6 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 9.4 | 6 | 9.2 – 9.6 |
| 4 | Singapore | 9.3 | 9 | 9.0 – 9.5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 9.3 | 6 | 9.1 – 9.4 |
| 6 | Iceland | 9.2 | 6 | 8.3 – 9.6 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 9.0 | 6 | 8.8 – 9.2 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 9.0 | 6 | 8.8 – 9.2 |
| 9 | Canada | 8.7 | 6 | 8.3 – 9.1 |
| 9 | Norway | 8.7 | 6 | 8.0 – 9.2 |
| 11 | Australia | 8.6 | 8 | 8.1 – 9.0 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 8.4 | 5 | 7.7 – 8.7 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 8.4 | 6 | 7.9 – 8.9 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 8.3 | 8 | 7.6 – 8.8 |
| 15 | Austria | 8.1 | 6 | 7.5 – 8.7 |
| 16 | Germany | 7.8 | 6 | 7.3 – 8.4 |
| 17 | Ireland | 7.5 | 6 | 7.3 – 7.7 |
| 17 | Japan | 7.5 | 8 | 7.1 – 8.0 |
| 19 | France | 7.3 | 6 | 6.9 – 7.8 |
| 20 | USA | 7.2 | 8 | 6.5 – 7.6 |
| 21 | Belgium | 7.1 | 6 | 7.1 – 7.1 |
| 22 | Chile | 7.0 | 7 | 6.5 – 7.4 |
| 23 | Barbados | 6.9 | 4 | 6.6 – 7.1 |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 6.8 | 3 | 6.1 – 7.1 |
| 25 | Spain | 6.7 | 6 | 6.2 – 7.0 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 6.7 | 5 | 6.4 – 7.0 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 6.6 | 8 | 6.1 – 6.9 |
| 28 | Estonia | 6.5 | 8 | 6.0 -7.0 |
| 28 | Portugal | 6.5 | 6 | 5.8 – 7.2 |
| 30 | Israel | 6.1 | 6 | 5.6 – 6.7 |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6.1 | 3 | 4.0 – 7.1 |
| 32 | Qatar | 6.0 | 4 | 5.4 – 6.4 |
| 33 | Malta | 5.8 | 4 | 5.3 – 6.2 |
| 34 | Macao | 5.7 | 4 | 4.7 – 6.4 |
| 34 | Taiwan | 5.7 | 9 | 5.4 – 6.1 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7 | 5 | 4.8 – 6.5 |
| 37 | Dominica | 5.6 | 3 | 4.0 – 6.1 |
| 38 | Botswana | 5.4 | 7 | 4.8 – 6.1 |
| 39 | Cyprus | 5.3 | 3 | 5.1 – 5.5 |
| 39 | Hungary | 5.3 | 8 | 4.9 – 5.5 |
| 41 | Czech Republik | 5.2 | 8 | 4.9 – 5.8 |
| 41 | Italy | 5.2 | 6 | 4.7 – 5.7 |
| 43 | Malaysia | 5.1 | 9 | 4.5 – 5.7 |
| 43 | South Africa | 5.1 | 9 | 4.9 – 5.5 |
| 43 | South Korea | 5.1 | 9 | 4.7 – 5.5 |
| 46 | Bahrain | 5.0 | 5 | 4.2 – 5.7 |
| 46 | Bhutan | 5.0 | 5 | 4.1 – 5.7 |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 5.0 | 5 | 4.7 – 5.3 |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 4.9 | 3 | 3.4 – 5.5 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 4.9 | 8 | 4.5 – 5.2 |
| 51 | Latvia | 4.8 | 6 | 4.4 – 5.1 |
| 51 | Lithuania | 4.8 | 7 | 4.4 – 5.3 |
| 53 | Jordan | 4.7 | 7 | 3.8 – 5.6 |
| 53 | Mauritius | 4.7 | 6 | 4.1 – 5.7 |
| 53 | Oman | 4.7 | 4 | 3.9 – 5.3 |
| 56 | Greece | 4.6 | 6 | 4.3 – 5.0 |
| 57 | Namibia | 4.5 | 7 | 3.9 – 5.2 |
| 57 | Samoa | 4.5 | 3 | 3.4 – 5.5 |
| 57 | Seychelles | 4.5 | 4 | 2.9 – 5.7 |
| 60 | Kuweit | 4.3 | 5 | 3.3 – 5.1 |
| 61 | Cuba | 4.2 | 4 | 3.5 – 4.7 |
| 61 | Poland | 4.2 | 8 | 3.6 – 4.9 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 4.2 | 6 | 3.4 – 4.8 |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 4.1 | 8 | 3.6 – 4.8 |
| 64 | Croatia | 4.1 | 8 | 3.6 – 4.5 |
| 64 | Turkey | 4.1 | 7 | 3.8 – 4.5 |
| 67 | El Salvador | 4.0 | 5 | 3.2 – 4.6 |
| 68 | Colombia | 3.8 | 7 | 3.4 – 4.3 |
| 69 | Ghana | 3.7 | 7 | 3.5 – 3.9 |
| 69 | Romania | 3.7 | 8 | 3.4 – 4.1 |
| 71 | Senegal | 3.6 | 7 | 3.2 – 4.2 |
| 72 | Brazil | 3.5 | 7 | 3.2 – 4.0 |
| 72 | China | 3.5 | 9 | 3.0 – 4.2 |
| 72 | India | 3.5 | 10 | 3.3 – 3.7 |
| 72 | Mexico | 3.5 | 7 | 3.3 – 3.8 |
| 72 | Morocco | 3.5 | 7 | 3.0 – 4.2 |
| 72 | Peru | 3.5 | 5 | 3.4 – 3.7 |
| 72 | Suriname | 3.5 | 4 | 3.0 – 3.9 |
| 79 | Georgia | 3.4 | 6 | 2.9 – 4.3 |
| 79 | Grenada | 3.4 | 3 | 2.0 – 4.1 |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4 | 4 | 2.7 – 3.9 |
| 79 | Serbia | 3.4 | 6 | 3.0 – 4.0 |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4 | 4 | 2.7 – 3.9 |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.3 | 7 | 2.9 – 3.7 |
| 84 | Gabon | 3.3 | 5 | 3.0 – 3.5 |
| 84 | Jamaica | 3.3 | 5 | 3.1 – 3.4 |
| 84 | Kiribati | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 – 3.9 |
| 84 | Lesotho | 3.3 | 6 | 3.1 – 3.5 |
| 84 | FYR Macedonia | 3.3 | 6 | 2.9 – 3.8 |
| 84 | Maldives | 3.3 | 4 | 2.3 – 4.3 |
| 84 | Montenegro | 3.3 | 4 | 2.4 – 4.0 |
| 84 | Swaziland | 3.3 | 5 | 2.6 – 4.2 |
| 84 | Thailand | 3.3 | 9 | 2.9 – 3.7 |
| 94 | Madagascar | 3.2 | 7 | 2.5 – 3.9 |
| 94 | Panama | 3.2 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.4 |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 3.2 | 7 | 2.9 – 3.5 |
| 94 | Tanzania | 3.2 | 8 | 2.9 – 3.4 |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 3.1 | 3 | 2.4 – 3.7 |
| 99 | Algeria | 3.0 | 6 | 2.7 – 3.2 |
| 99 | Armenia | 3.0 | 7 | 2.8 – 3.2 |
| 99 | Belize | 3.0 | 3 | 2.0 – 3.7 |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 3.0 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.3 |
| 99 | Lebanon | 3.0 | 4 | 2.2 – 3.6 |
| 99 | Mongolia | 3.0 | 6 | 2.6 – 3.3 |
| 105 | Albania | 2.9 | 6 | 2.6 – 3.1 |
| 105 | Argentina | 2.9 | 7 | 2.6 – 3.2 |
| 105 | Bolivia | 2.9 | 6 | 2.7 – 3.2 |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 2.9 | 7 | 2.6 – 3.4 |
| 105 | Djibouti | 2.9 | 3 | 2.2 – 3.4 |
| 105 | Egypt | 2.9 | 7 | 2.6 – 3.3 |
| 111 | Eritrea | 2.8 | 5 | 2.1 – 3.5 |
| 111 | Guatemala | 2.8 | 5 | 2.4 – 3.2 |
| 111 | Moldovaa | 2.8 | 7 | 2.5 – 3.3 |
| 111 | Mozambique | 2.8 | 8 | 2.5 – 3.1 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 2.8 | 5 | 2.3 – 3.3 |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 2.8 | 3 | 2.4 – 3.1 |
| 111 | Uganda | 2.8 | 8 | 2.5 – 3.0 |
| 118 | Benin | 2.7 | 7 | 2.3 – 3.2 |
| 118 | Malawi | 2.7 | 8 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 118 | Mali | 2.7 | 8 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.7 | 3 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 118 | Ukraine | 2.7 | 7 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 123 | Comoros | 2.6 | 3 | 2.2 – 3.0 |
| 123 | Guyana | 2.6 | 4 | 2.3 – 2.7 |
| 123 | Mauritania | 2.6 | 6 | 2.0 – 3.3 |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 2.6 | 6 | 2.3 – 2.7 |
| 123 | Niger | 2.6 | 7 | 2.3 – 2.9 |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 2.6 | 3 | 2.5 – 2.6 |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 2.6 | 9 | 2.4 – 2.9 |
| 123 | Zambia | 2.6 | 8 | 2.3 – 2.9 |
| 131 | Burundi | 2.5 | 7 | 2.0 – 3.0 |
| 131 | Honduras | 2.5 | 6 | 2.3 – 2.6 |
| 131 | Iran | 2.5 | 4 | 2.0 – 3.0 |
| 131 | Libya | 2.5 | 4 | 2.1 – 2.6 |
| 131 | Nepal | 2.5 | 7 | 2.3 – 2.7 |
| 131 | Philippines | 2.5 | 9 | 2.3 – 2.7 |
| 131 | Yemen | 2.5 | 5 | 2.1 – 3.0 |
| 138 | Cameroon | 2.4 | 8 | 2.1 – 2.7 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 2.4 | 8 | 2.1 – 2.7 |
| 138 | Pakistan | 2.4 | 7 | 2.0 – 2.8 |
| 138 | Paraguay | 2.4 | 5 | 2.1 – 2.6 |
| 138 | Syria | 2.4 | 4 | 1.7 – 2.9 |
| 143 | Gambia | 2.3 | 6 | 2.0 – 2.6 |
| 143 | Indonesia | 2.3 | 11 | 2.1 – 2.4 |
| 143 | Russia | 2.3 | 8 | 2.1 – 2.6 |
| 143 | Togo | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 – 2.8 |
| 147 | Angola | 2.2 | 7 | 1.8 – 2.4 |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 | 3 | 2.0 – 2.3 |
| 147 | Nigeria | 2.2 | 8 | 2.0 – 2.4 |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 2.1 | 8 | 1.9 – 2.3 |
| 150 | Belarus | 2.1 | 5 | 1.7 – 2.6 |
| 150 | Congo, Republic | 2.1 | 6 | 2.0 – 2.2 |
| 150 | Cote d’Ivoire | 2.1 | 6 | 1.7 – 2.6 |
| 150 | Ecuador | 2.1 | 5 | 2.0 – 2.3 |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 2.1 | 6 | 1.7 – 2.5 |
| 150 | Kenya | 2.1 | 8 | 1.9 – 2.3 |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1 | 7 | 2.0 – 2.2 |
| 150 | Liberia | 2.1 | 4 | 1.8 – 2.4 |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 | 5 | 2.0 – 2.2 |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 2.1 | 8 | 1.9 – 2.3 |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 2.1 | 8 | 1.8 – 2.4 |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 2.0 | 7 | 1.8 – 2.3 |
| 162 | Cambodia | 2.0 | 7 | 1.8 – 2.1 |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 2.0 | 5 | 1.8 – 2.3 |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 2.0 | 6 | 1.7 – 2.3 |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 2.0 | 5 | 1.8 – 2.3 |
| 162 | Venezuela | 2.0 | 7 | 1.9 – 2.1 |
| 168 | Congo, Democratic Republic | 1.9 | 6 | 1.8 – 2.1 |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 | 4 | 1.7 – 2.0 |
| 168 | Guinea | 1.9 | 6 | 1.4 – 2.6 |
| 168 | Laos | 1.9 | 6 | 1.7 – 2.2 |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 1.8 | 4 | 1.4 – 2.0 |
| 172 | Chad | 1.8 | 7 | 1.7 – 1.9 |
| 172 | Sudan | 1.8 | 6 | 1.6 – 1.9 |
| 175 | Tonga | 1.7 | 3 | 1.5 – 1.8 |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 1.7 | 7 | 1.6 – 1.9 |
| 177 | Haiti | 1.6 | 4 | 1.3 – 1.8 |
| 178 | Iraq | 1.5 | 4 | 1.3 – 1.7 |
| 179 | Myanmar | 1.4 | 4 | 1.1 – 1.7 |
| 179 | Somalia | 1.4 | 4 | 1.1 – 1.7 |
Explanatory notes*
* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
** Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country’s score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources are available, an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.
*** Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country’s performance. 14 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.
Courtesy: Transparency International CPI 2007
2006 Most Corrupt Countries
| Country Rank | Country | 2006 CPI Score | Surveys used | Confidence range |
| 1 | Finland | 9.6 | 7 | 9.4 – 9.7 |
| 1 | Iceland | 9.6 | 6 | 9.5 – 9.7 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 9.6 | 7 | 9.4 – 9.6 |
| 4 | Denmark | 9.5 | 7 | 9.4 – 9.6 |
| 5 | Singapore | 9.4 | 9 | 9.2 – 9.5 |
| 6 | Sweden | 9.2 | 7 | 9.0 – 9.3 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 9.1 | 7 | 8.9 – 9.2 |
| 8 | Norway | 8.8 | 7 | 8.4 – 9.1 |
| 9 | Australia | 8.7 | 8 | 8.3 – 9.0 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 8.7 | 7 | 8.3 – 9.0 |
| 11 | Austria | 8.6 | 7 | 8.2 – 8.9 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 8.6 | 6 | 8.1 – 9.0 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 8.6 | 7 | 8.2 – 8.9 |
| 14 | Canada | 8.5 | 7 | 8.0 – 8.9 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 8.3 | 9 | 7.7 – 8.8 |
| 16 | Germany | 8.0 | 7 | 7.8 – 8.4 |
| 17 | Japan | 7.6 | 9 | 7.0 – 8.1 |
| 18 | France | 7.4 | 7 | 6.7 – 7.8 |
| 18 | Ireland | 7.4 | 7 | 6.7 – 7.9 |
| 20 | Belgium | 7.3 | 7 | 6.6 – 7.9 |
| 20 | Chile | 7.3 | 7 | 6.6 – 7.6 |
| 20 | USA | 7.3 | 8 | 6.6 – 7.8 |
| 23 | Spain | 6.8 | 7 | 6.3 – 7.2 |
| 24 | Barbados | 6.7 | 4 | 6.0 – 7.2 |
| 24 | Estonia | 6.7 | 8 | 6.1 – 7.4 |
| 26 | Macao | 6.6 | 3 | 5.4 – 7.1 |
| 26 | Portugal | 6.6 | 7 | 5.9 – 7.3 |
| 28 | Malta | 6.4 | 4 | 5.4 – 7.3 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 6.4 | 8 | 5.7 – 7.0 |
| 28 | Uruguay | 6.4 | 5 | 5.9 – 7.0 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 6.2 | 5 | 5.6 – 6.9 |
| 32 | Bhutan | 6.0 | 3 | 4.1 – 7.3 |
| 32 | Qatar | 6.0 | 5 | 5.6 – 6.5 |
| 34 | Israel | 5.9 | 7 | 5.2 – 6.5 |
| 34 | Taiwan | 5.9 | 9 | 5.6 – 6.2 |
| 36 | Bahrain | 5.7 | 5 | 5.3 – 6.2 |
| 37 | Botswana | 5.6 | 6 | 4.8 – 6.6 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 5.6 | 4 | 5.2 – 5.9 |
| 39 | Oman | 5.4 | 3 | 4.1 – 6.2 |
| 40 | Jordan | 5.3 | 7 | 4.5 – 5.7 |
| 41 | Hungary | 5.2 | 8 | 5.0 – 5.4 |
| 42 | Mauritius | 5.1 | 5 | 4.1 – 6.3 |
| 42 | South Korea | 5.1 | 9 | 4.7 – 5.5 |
| 44 | Malaysia | 5.0 | 9 | 4.5 – 5.5 |
| 45 | Italy | 4.9 | 7 | 4.4 – 5.4 |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 4.8 | 8 | 4.4 – 5.2 |
| 46 | Kuwait | 4.8 | 5 | 4.0 – 5.4 |
| 46 | Lithuania | 4.8 | 6 | 4.2 – 5.6 |
| 49 | Latvia | 4.7 | 6 | 4.0 – 5.5 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 4.7 | 8 | 4.3- 5.2 |
| 51 | South Africa | 4.6 | 8 | 4.1 – 5.1 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 4.6 | 5 | 3.9 – 5.6 |
| 53 | Dominica | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 – 5.3 |
| 54 | Greece | 4.4 | 7 | 3.9 – 5.0 |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 4.1 | 5 | 3.3 – 4.8 |
| 55 | Namibia | 4.1 | 6 | 3.6 – 4.9 |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 4.0 | 7 | 3.4 – 4.8 |
| 57 | El Salvador | 4.0 | 5 | 3.2 – 4.8 |
| 59 | Colombia | 3.9 | 7 | 3.5 – 4.7 |
| 60 | Turkey | 3.8 | 7 | 3.3 – 4.2 |
| 61 | Jamaica | 3.7 | 5 | 3.4 – 4.0 |
| 61 | Poland | 3.7 | 8 | 3.2 – 4.4 |
| 63 | Lebanon | 3.6 | 3 | 3.2 – 3.8 |
| 63 | Seychelles | 3.6 | 3 | 3.2 – 3.8 |
| 63 | Thailand | 3.6 | 9 | 3.2 – 3.9 |
| 66 | Belize | 3.5 | 3 | 2.3 – 4.0 |
| 66 | Cuba | 3.5 | 3 | 1.8 – 4.7 |
| 66 | Grenada | 3.5 | 3 | 2.3 – 4.1 |
| 69 | Croatia | 3.4 | 7 | 3.1 – 3.7 |
| 70 | Brazil | 3.3 | 7 | 3.1 – 3.6 |
| 70 | China | 3.3 | 9 | 3.0 – 3.6 |
| 70 | Egypt | 3.3 | 6 | 3.0 – 3.7 |
| 70 | Ghana | 3.3 | 6 | 3.0 – 3.6 |
| 70 | India | 3.3 | 10 | 3.1 – 3.6 |
| 70 | Mexico | 3.3 | 7 | 3.1 – 3.4 |
| 70 | Peru | 3.3 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.8 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 3.3 | 3 | 2.2 – 3.7 |
| 70 | Senegal | 3.3 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.7 |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 3.2 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.6 |
| 79 | Lesotho | 3.2 | 5 | 2.9 – 3.6 |
| 79 | Moldova | 3.2 | 7 | 2.7 – 3.8 |
| 79 | Morocco | 3.2 | 6 | 2.8 – 3.5 |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.6 |
| 84 | Algeria | 3.1 | 5 | 2.7 – 3.6 |
| 84 | Madagascar | 3.1 | 5 | 2.3 – 3.7 |
| 84 | Mauritania | 3.1 | 4 | 2.1 – 3.7 |
| 84 | Panama | 3.1 | 5 | 2.8 – 3.3 |
| 84 | Romania | 3.1 | 8 | 3.0 – 3.2 |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 3.1 | 6 | 2.7 – 3.5 |
| 90 | Gabon | 3.0 | 4 | 2.4 – 3.3 |
| 90 | Serbia | 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 – 3.3 |
| 90 | Suriname | 3.0 | 4 | 2.7 – 3.3 |
| 93 | Argentina | 2.9 | 7 | 2.7 – 3.2 |
| 93 | Armenia | 2.9 | 6 | 2.7 – 3.0 |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzgegovina | 2.9 | 6 | 2.7 – 3.1 |
| 93 | Eritrea | 2.9 | 3 | 2.2 – 3.5 |
| 93 | Syria | 2.9 | 3 | 2.3 – 3.2 |
| 93 | Tanzania | 2.9 | 7 | 2.7 – 3.1 |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 2.8 | 5 | 2.4 – 3.2 |
| 99 | Georgia | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 – 3.0 |
| 99 | Mali | 2.8 | 7 | 2.5 – 3.3 |
| 99 | Mongolia | 2.8 | 5 | 2.3 – 3.4 |
| 99 | Mozambique | 2.8 | 7 | 2.5 – 3.0 |
| 99 | Ukraine | 2.8 | 6 | 2.5 – 3.0 |
| 105 | Bolivia | 2.7 | 6 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 105 | Iran | 2.7 | 3 | 2.3 – 3.1 |
| 105 | Libya | 2.7 | 3 | 2.4 – 3.2 |
| 105 | Macedonia | 2.7 | 6 | 2.6 – 2.9 |
| 105 | Malawi | 2.7 | 7 | 2.5 – 3.0 |
| 105 | Uganda | 2.7 | 7 | 2.4 – 3.0 |
| 111 | Albania | 2.6 | 5 | 2.4 – 2.7 |
| 111 | Guatemala | 2.6 | 5 | 2.3 – 3.0 |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 2.6 | 6 | 2.3 – 2.8 |
| 111 | Laos | 2.6 | 4 | 2.0 – 3.1 |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 2.6 | 6 | 2.4 – 2.9 |
| 111 | Paraguay | 2.6 | 5 | 2.2 – 3.3 |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 2.6 | 3 | 2.3 – 3.0 |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 2.6 | 8 | 2.4 – 2.9 |
| 111 | Yemen | 2.6 | 4 | 2.4 – 2.7 |
| 111 | Zambia | 2.6 | 6 | 2.1 – 3.0 |
| 121 | Benin | 2.5 | 6 | 2.1 – 2.9 |
| 121 | Gambia | 2.5 | 6 | 2.3 – 2.8 |
| 121 | Guyana | 2.5 | 5 | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| 121 | Honduras | 2.5 | 6 | 2.4 – 2.7 |
| 121 | Nepal | 2.5 | 5 | 2.3 – 2.9 |
| 121 | Philippines | 2.5 | 9 | 2.3 – 2.8 |
| 121 | Russia | 2.5 | 8 | 2.3 – 2.7 |
| 121 | Rwanda | 2.5 | 3 | 2.3 – 2.6 |
| 121 | Swaziland | 2.5 | 3 | 2.2 – 2.7 |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 2.4 | 7 | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Burundi | 2.4 | 5 | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 2.4 | 3 | 2.2 – 2.5 |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 2.4 | 7 | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Indonesia | 2.4 | 10 | 2.2 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 2.4 | 4 | 2.3 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Togo | 2.4 | 3 | 1.9 – 2.6 |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 2.4 | 7 | 2.0 – 2.8 |
| 138 | Cameroon | 2.3 | 7 | 2.1 – 2.5 |
| 138 | Ecuador | 2.3 | 5 | 2.2 – 2.5 |
| 138 | Niger | 2.3 | 5 | 2.1 – 2.6 |
| 138 | Venezuela | 2.3 | 7 | 2.2 – 2.4 |
| 142 | Angola | 2.2 | 5 | 1.9 – 2.4 |
| 142 | Congo, Republic | 2.2 | 4 | 2.2 – 2.3 |
| 142 | Kenya | 2.2 | 7 | 2.0 – 2.4 |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2 | 6 | 2.0 – 2.6 |
| 142 | Nigeria | 2.2 | 7 | 2.0 – 2.3 |
| 142 | Pakistan | 2.2 | 6 | 2.0 – 2.4 |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 | 3 | 2.2 – 2.3 |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 2.2 | 6 | 2.0 – 2.4 |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 2.2 | 4 | 1.9 – 2.5 |
| 151 | Belarus | 2.1 | 4 | 1.9 – 2.2 |
| 151 | Cambodia | 2.1 | 6 | 1.9 – 2.4 |
| 151 | Côte d´Ivoire | 2.1 | 4 | 2.0 – 2.2 |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 | 3 | 1.7 – 2.2 |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | 2.1 | 5 | 1.8 – 2.2 |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 2.0 | 6 | 1.7 – 2.2 |
| 156 | Chad | 2.0 | 6 | 1.8 – 2.3 |
| 156 | Congo, Democratic Republic | 2.0 | 4 | 1.8 – 2.2 |
| 156 | Sudan | 2.0 | 4 | 1.8 – 2.2 |
| 160 | Guinea | 1.9 | 3 | 1.7 – 2.1 |
| 160 | Iraq | 1.9 | 3 | 1.6 – 2.1 |
| 160 | Myanmar | 1.9 | 3 | 1.8 – 2.3 |
| 163 | Haiti | 1.8 | 3 | 1.7 – 1.8 |
Explanatory notes*
* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
** Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country’s score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources are available, an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.
*** Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country’s performance. 12 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.
Courtesy: Transparency International CPI 2006
Most Corrupt Countries 2005
| TI 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index | ||||
| Country rank | Country | 2005 CPI score* | Confidence range** | Surveys used*** |
| 1 | Iceland | 9.7 | 9.5 – 9.7 | 8 |
| 2 | Finland | 9.6 | 9.5 – 9.7 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 9.6 | 9.5 – 9.7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 9.5 | 9.3 – 9.6 | 10 |
| 5 | Singapore | 9.4 | 9.3 – 9.5 | 12 |
| 6 | Sweden | 9.2 | 9.0 – 9.3 | 10 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 9.1 | 8.9 – 9.2 | 9 |
| 8 | Norway | 8.9 | 8.5 – 9.1 | 9 |
| 9 | Australia | 8.8 | 8.4 – 9.1 | 13 |
| 10 | Austria | 8.7 | 8.4 – 9.0 | 9 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 8.6 | 8.3 – 8.9 | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 8.6 | 8.3 – 8.8 | 11 | |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 8.5 | 8.1 – 8.9 | 8 |
| 14 | Canada | 8.4 | 7.9 – 8.8 | 11 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 8.3 | 7.7 – 8.7 | 12 |
| 16 | Germany | 8.2 | 7.9 – 8.5 | 10 |
| 17 | USA | 7.6 | 7.0 – 8.0 | 12 |
| 18 | France | 7.5 | 7.0 – 7.8 | 11 |
| 19 | Belgium | 7.4 | 6.9 – 7.9 | 9 |
| Ireland | 7.4 | 6.9 – 7.9 | 10 | |
| 21 | Chile | 7.3 | 6.8 – 7.7 | 10 |
| Japan | 7.3 | 6.7 – 7.8 | 14 | |
| 23 | Spain | 7.0 | 6.6 – 7.4 | 10 |
| 24 | Barbados | 6.9 | 5.7 – 7.3 | 3 |
| 25 | Malta | 6.6 | 5.4 – 7.7 | 5 |
| 26 | Portugal | 6.5 | 5.9 – 7.1 | 9 |
| 27 | Estonia | 6.4 | 6.0 – 7.0 | 11 |
| 28 | Israel | 6.3 | 5.7 – 6.9 | 10 |
| Oman | 6.3 | 5.2 – 7.3 | 5 | |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 6.2 | 5.3 – 7.1 | 6 |
| 31 | Slovenia | 6.1 | 5.7 – 6.8 | 11 |
| 32 | Botswana | 5.9 | 5.1 – 6.7 | 8 |
| Qatar | 5.9 | 5.6 – 6.4 | 5 | |
| Taiwan | 5.9 | 5.4 – 6.3 | 14 | |
| Uruguay | 5.9 | 5.6 – 6.4 | 6 | |
| 36 | Bahrain | 5.8 | 5.3 – 6.3 | 6 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 5.7 | 5.3 – 6.0 | 5 |
| Jordan | 5.7 | 5.1 – 6.1 | 10 | |
| 39 | Malaysia | 5.1 | 4.6 – 5.6 | 14 |
| 40 | Hungary | 5.0 | 4.7 – 5.2 | 11 |
| Italy | 5.0 | 4.6 – 5.4 | 9 | |
| South Korea | 5.0 | 4.6 – 5.3 | 12 | |
| 43 | Tunisia | 4.9 | 4.4 – 5.6 | 7 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 4.8 | 4.5 – 5.1 | 8 |
| 45 | Kuwait | 4.7 | 4.0 – 5.2 | 6 |
| 46 | South Africa | 4.5 | 4.2 – 4.8 | 11 |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 4.3 | 3.7 – 5.1 | 10 |
| Greece | 4.3 | 3.9 – 4.7 | 9 | |
| Namibia | 4.3 | 3.8 – 4.9 | 8 | |
| Slovakia | 4.3 | 3.8 – 4.8 | 10 | |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 4.2 | 3.7 – 4.7 | 7 |
| El Salvador | 4.2 | 3.5 – 4.8 | 6 | |
| Latvia | 4.2 | 3.8 – 4.6 | 7 | |
| Mauritius | 4.2 | 3.4 – 5.0 | 6 | |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 4.0 | 3.4 – 4.6 | 8 |
| Colombia | 4.0 | 3.6 – 4.4 | 9 | |
| Fiji | 4.0 | 3.4 – 4.6 | 3 | |
| Seychelles | 4.0 | 3.5 – 4.2 | 3 | |
| 59 | Cuba | 3.8 | 2.3 – 4.7 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3,8 | 3.5 – 4.1 | 13 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3,8 | 3.3 – 4.5 | 6 | |
| 62 | Belize | 3.7 | 3.4 – 4.1 | 3 |
| Brazil | 3,7 | 3.5 – 3.9 | 10 | |
| 64 | Jamaica | 3.6 | 3.4 – 3.8 | 6 |
| 65 | Ghana | 3.5 | 3.2 – 4.0 | 8 |
| Mexico | 3.5 | 3.3 – 3.7 | 10 | |
| Panama | 3.5 | 3.1 – 4.1 | 7 | |
| Peru | 3.5 | 3.1 – 3.8 | 7 | |
| Turkey | 3.5 | 3.1 – 4.0 | 11 | |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 3.4 | 2.7 – 3.9 | 3 |
| Croatia | 3.4 | 3.2 – 3.7 | 7 | |
| Egypt | 3.4 | 3.0 – 3.9 | 9 | |
| Lesotho | 3.4 | 2.6 – 3.9 | 3 | |
| Poland | 3.4 | 3.0 – 3.9 | 11 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.4 | 2.7 – 4.1 | 5 | |
| Syria | 3.4 | 2.8 – 4.2 | 5 | |
| 77 | Laos | 3.3 | 2.1 – 4.4 | 3 |
| 78 | China | 3.2 | 2.9 – 3.5 | 14 |
| Morocco | 3.2 | 2.8 – 3.6 | 8 | |
| Senegal | 3.2 | 2.8 – 3.6 | 6 | |
| Sri Lanka | 3.2 | 2.7 – 3.6 | 7 | |
| Suriname | 3.2 | 2.2 – 3.6 | 3 | |
| 83 | Lebanon | 3.1 | 2.7 – 3.3 | 4 |
| Rwanda | 3.1 | 2.1 – 4.1 | 3 | |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 3.0 | 2.5 – 3.6 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 3.0 | 2.4 – 3.6 | 4 | |
| Romania | 3.0 | 2.6 – 3.5 | 11 | |
| 88 | Armenia | 2.9 | 2.5 – 3.2 | 4 |
| Benin | 2.9 | 2.1 – 4.0 | 5 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.9 | 2.7 – 3.1 | 6 | |
| Gabon | 2.9 | 2.1 – 3.6 | 4 | |
| India | 2.9 | 2.7 – 3.1 | 14 | |
| Iran | 2.9 | 2.3 – 3.3 | 5 | |
| Mali | 2.9 | 2.3 – 3.6 | 8 | |
| Moldova | 2.9 | 2.3 – 3.7 | 5 | |
| Tanzania | 2.9 | 2.6 – 3.1 | 8 | |
| 97 | Algeria | 2.8 | 2.5 – 3.3 | 7 |
| Argentina | 2.8 | 2.5 – 3.1 | 10 | |
| Madagascar | 2.8 | 1.9 – 3.7 | 5 | |
| Malawi | 2.8 | 2.3 – 3.4 | 7 | |
| Mozambique | 2.8 | 2.4 – 3.1 | 8 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2.8 | 2.5 – 3.3 | 7 | |
| 103 | Gambia | 2.7 | 2.3 – 3.1 | 7 |
| Macedonia | 2.7 | 2.4 – 3.2 | 7 | |
| Swaziland | 2.7 | 2.0 – 3.1 | 3 | |
| Yemen | 2.7 | 2.4 – 3.2 | 5 | |
| 107 | Belarus | 2.6 | 1.9 – 3.8 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 2.6 | 1.7 – 3.5 | 3 | |
| Honduras | 2.6 | 2.2 – 3.0 | 7 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2.6 | 2.2 – 3.2 | 6 | |
| Nicaragua | 2.6 | 2.4 – 2.8 | 7 | |
| Palestine | 2.6 | 2.1 – 2.8 | 3 | |
| Ukraine | 2.6 | 2.4 – 2.8 | 8 | |
| Vietnam | 2.6 | 2.3 – 2.9 | 10 | |
| Zambia | 2.6 | 2.3 – 2.9 | 7 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2.6 | 2.1 – 3.0 | 7 | |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 2.5 | 1.6 – 3.2 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 2.5 | 2.3 – 2.9 | 6 | |
| Ecuador | 2.5 | 2.2 – 2.9 | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 2.5 | 2.1 – 2.8 | 7 | |
| Guyana | 2.5 | 2.0 – 2.7 | 3 | |
| Libya | 2.5 | 2.0 – 3.0 | 4 | |
| Nepal | 2.5 | 1.9 – 3.0 | 4 | |
| Philippines | 2.5 | 2.3 – 2.8 | 13 | |
| Uganda | 2.5 | 2.2 – 2.8 | 8 | |
| 126 | Albania | 2.4 | 2.1 – 2.7 | 3 |
| Niger | 2.4 | 2.2 – 2.6 | 4 | |
| Russia | 2.4 | 2.3 – 2.6 | 12 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2.4 | 2.1 – 2.7 | 3 | |
| 130 | Burundi | 2.3 | 2.1 – 2.5 | 3 |
| Cambodia | 2.3 | 1.9 – 2.5 | 4 | |
| Congo, Republic of | 2.3 | 2.1 – 2.6 | 4 | |
| Georgia | 2.3 | 2.0 – 2.6 | 6 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.3 | 2.1 – 2.5 | 5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.3 | 1.9 – 2.6 | 4 | |
| Venezuela | 2.3 | 2.2 -2.4 | 10 | |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 2.2 | 1.9 – 2.5 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 2.2 | 2.0 – 2.5 | 6 | |
| Ethiopia | 2.2 | 2.0 – 2.5 | 8 | |
| Indonesia | 2.2 | 2.1 – 2.5 | 13 | |
| Iraq | 2.2 | 1.5 – 2.9 | 4 | |
| Liberia | 2.2 | 2.1 – 2.3 | 3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2.2 | 2.1 – 2.4 | 5 | |
| 144 | Congo, Democratic Republic | 2.1 | 1.8 – 2.3 | 4 |
| Kenya | 2.1 | 1.8 – 2.4 | 8 | |
| Pakistan | 2.1 | 1.7 – 2.6 | 7 | |
| Paraguay | 2.1 | 1.9 – 2.3 | 7 | |
| Somalia | 2.1 | 1.6 – 2.2 | 3 | |
| Sudan | 2.1 | 1.9 – 2.2 | 5 | |
| Tajikistan | 2.1 | 1.9 – 2.4 | 5 | |
| 151 | Angola | 2.0 | 1.8 – 2.1 | 5 |
| 152 | Cote d’Ivoire | 1.9 | 1.7 – 2.1 | 4 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 | 1.6 – 2.1 | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 1.9 | 1.7 – 2.0 | 9 | |
| 155 | Haiti | 1.8 | 1.5 – 2.1 | 4 |
| Myanmar | 1.8 | 1.7 – 2.0 | 4 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1.8 | 1.7 – 2.0 | 4 | |
| 158 | Bangladesh | 1.7 | 1.4 – 2.0 | 7 |
| Chad | 1.7 | 1.3 – 2.1 | 6 | |
Explanatory notes
* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
**Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country’s score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources (n) are available an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.
***Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country’s performance. 16 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.
Courtesy: Transparency International CPI 2005











