Corruption Perceptions Index 2007
- Results
- Background information
- Press release, 25 September 2007: 'Persistent corruption in low-income countries requires global action'
Despite some gains, corruption remains an enormous drain on resources sorely needed for education, health and infrastructure."
– Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International (see full statement)
The 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index looks at perceptions of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, and is a composite index that draws on 14 expert opinion surveys. It scores countries on a scale from zero to ten, with zero indicating high levels of perceived corruption and ten indicating low levels of perceived corruption.
A strong correlation between corruption and poverty continues to be evident. Forty percent of those scoring below three, indicating that corruption is perceived as rampant, are classified by the World Bank as low income countries. Somalia and Myanmar share the lowest score of 1.4, while Denmark has edged up to share the top score of 9.4 with perennial high-flyers Finland and New Zealand.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2007: Results
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| Rank | Country/Territory | CPI 2007 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 | Macau | 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 |
Background information
- 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 per cent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 per cent 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 per cent.
- 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.
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