Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
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This document summarizes data from Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index. It finds that over 2/3 of the 180 countries scored below 50, indicating serious corruption issues. Western Europe & the EU had the highest average score at 65 but all other regions scored below 50. Spain ranked 36th globally with a score of 60, placing it 13th among Eurozone countries. Nearly 85% of countries saw stagnant or worsening corruption levels over the past decade.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
- 1. 95% 90% 78% 68% 66% 13% Eastern Europe & Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East & North Africa Asia Pacific Americas Western Europe & EU 73 48 32 Full democracies (24 countries) Flawed democracies (48) Non-democratic regimes (94) Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 (Transparency International) ECONOMY In data Perception of corruption in the public sector 2023 (CPI) Source: Círculo de Empresarios based on Transparency International, 2024. COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION * 2/3 out of 180 countries score < 50, + 80% world population 36th SPAIN RANK GLOBAL RANKING with 60 points, 17 more than the overall average, same as Latvia and St. Vincent & Grenadines AVERAGE SCORE WESTERN EUROPE AND EU 65 points 22 points better than overall average, but 1 point below 2016-22 index Perceptions of corruption in the Eurozone and Spain SPAIN, WITH 60 POINTS, IS 36TH IN THE GLOBAL RANKING AND 13TH AMONG EUROZONE COUNTRIES LOWEST AVERAGE SCORE BY REGION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 33 points 10 points less than global average The countries in the top 25 of the ranking comprise only about 10% of the world's population “GLOBAL DECLINE IN JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW SINCE 2016. THE RISE OF AUTHORITARIANISM IN SOME COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTES TO THIS TREND. EVEN IN DEMOCRATIC CONTEXTS, THE MECHANISMS THAT KEEP GOVERNMENTS IN CHECK HAVE WEAKENED” * Score < 50 out of 100, where 100 indicates the lowest level of perceived corruption Score 180 countries and average score by region Countries with strong rule of law, democratic institutions and independent, transparent and well-resourced judiciaries are at the top in the ranking In the last decade, corruption perception levels stagnated or worsened in 84.4% of the countries analysed No. of countries where data sources largely coincide in their development between 2012 -23 Almost a third of Eurozone countries lose positions in the ranking compared to 2019, including Spain Ranking position European countries play a leading role in the Top 10 Average score of countries by type of democracy* * Economist Intelligence Unit classification for 166 economies Except in the Western European and EU region, most countries score below 50, indicating serious problems in controlling corruption % countries in each region scoring < 50 Spain's evolution in the global ranking since 2019 Americas 43 Sub-Saharan Africa 33 Western Europe & EU 65 Middle East & North Africa 38 Eastern Europe and Central Asia 35 Asia Pacific 45 0 - Highly corrupt 100 – Very clean GLOBAL AVERAGE = 43 Weakening checks and balances + political integrity erosion Political corruption + conflicts Lack of judicial independence + weak rule of law → widespread impunity Dysfunctional rule of law, authoritarianism and systemic corruption Historically top- scoring countries fall backwards Top: Canada (76/100) Top: Seychelles (71/100) Top: Denmark (90/100) Top: Georgia (53/100) Top: New Zealand (85/100) Top: UAE (68/100) Impunity for corrupt officials, restricted civic space and limited access to justice Recommendations Transparency International o Integrity, transparency and accountability procedures and controls o Restore proper functioning of institutions (i.e. renew CGPJ) o Institutional reforms to ▼ corruption risks 28 34 118 Improvement Worsening Stagnation