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Transparency InternationalCorruption Perceptions Index 2014

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014II

ContentsCorruption Perceptions Index 2014 1

175 countries. 175 scores. How does your country measure up? 2

Results by region 4

Country contrast 6

Corruption problem 6

Americas 7

Asia Pacific 7

Eastern Europe and Central Asia 8

EU and Western Europe 8

Middle East and North Africa 9

Sub-Saharan Africa 9

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 1

Poorly equipped schools, counterfeit medicine and elections decided by money are just some of the consequences of public sector corruption. Bribes and backroom deals don’t just steal resources from the most vulnerable — they undermine justice and economic development, and destroy public trust in government and leaders.

Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide, and it paints an alarming picture. Not one single country gets a perfect score and more than two-thirds score below 50, on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Corruption is a problem for all countries. A poor score is likely a sign of widespread bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs. Countries at the top of the index also need to act. Leading financial centers in the EU and US need to join with fast-growing economies to stop the corrupt from getting away with it. The G20 needs to prove its global leadership role and prevent money laundering and stop secret companies from masking corruption.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2014

“ Countries at the bottom need to adopt radical anti-corruption measures in favour of their people. Countries at the top of the index should make sure they don’t export corrupt practices to underdeveloped countries.”

José Ugaz, Chair Transparency International

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Score

0–9 10–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–89 90–100 No data

Very cleanHighly corrupt

The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 175 countries/territories around the world

175 countries. 175 scores. How does your country measure up?


1 Denmark 922 New Zealand 913 Finland 894 Sweden 875 Norway 865 Switzerland 867 Singapore 848 Netherlands 839 Luxembourg 8210 Canada 8111 Australia 8012 Germany 7912 Iceland 7914 United Kingdom 7815 Belgium 7615 Japan 7617 Barbados 7417 Hong Kong 7417 Ireland 7417 United States 7421 Chile 7321 Uruguay 7323 Austria 7224 Bahamas 7125 United Arab Emirates 7026 Estonia 6926 France 6926 Qatar 6929 Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines67

30 Bhutan 6531 Botswana 6331 Cyprus 6331 Portugal 6331 Puerto Rico 6335 Poland 61

35 Taiwan 61

37 Israel 6037 Spain 6039 Dominica 5839 Lithuania 5839 Slovenia 5842 Cape Verde 5743 Korea (South) 55

Rank Country/Territory Score Rank Country/Territory Score

43 Latvia 5543 Malta 5543 Seychelles 5547 Costa Rica 5447 Hungary 5447 Mauritius 5450 Georgia 5250 Malaysia 5250 Samoa 5253 Czech Republic 5154 Slovakia 5055 Bahrain 4955 Jordan 4955 Lesotho 4955 Namibia 4955 Rwanda 4955 Saudi Arabia 4961 Croatia 4861 Ghana 4863 Cuba 4664 Oman 4564 The FYR of Macedonia 4564 Turkey 4567 Kuwait 4467 South Africa 4469 Brazil 4369 Bulgaria 4369 Greece 4369 Italy 4369 Romania 4369 Senegal 4369 Swaziland 4376 Montenegro 4276 Sao Tome and Principe 4278 Serbia 4179 Tunisia 4080 Benin 3980 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3980 El Salvador 3980 Mongolia 3980 Morocco 3985 Burkina Faso 3885 India 3885 Jamaica 3885 Peru 38

Rank Country/Territory Score

85 Philippines 3885 Sri Lanka 3885 Thailand 3885 Trinidad and Tobago 3885 Zambia 3894 Armenia 3794 Colombia 3794 Egypt 3794 Gabon 3794 Liberia 3794 Panama 37100 Algeria 36100 China 36100 Suriname 36103 Bolivia 35103 Mexico 35103 Moldova 35103 Niger 35107 Argentina 34107 Djibouti 34107 Indonesia 34110 Albania 33110 Ecuador 33110 Ethiopia 33110 Kosovo 33110 Malawi 33115 Côte d Ivoire 32115 Dominican Republic 32115 Guatemala 32115 Mali 32119 Belarus 31119 Mozambique 31119 Sierra Leone 31119 Tanzania 31119 Vietnam 31124 Guyana 30124 Mauritania 30126 Azerbaijan 29126 Gambia 29126 Honduras 29126 Kazakhstan 29126 Nepal 29126 Pakistan 29126 Togo 29133 Madagascar 28

Rank Country/Territory Score

133 Nicaragua 28133 Timor-Leste 28136 Cameroon 27136 Iran 27136 Kyrgyzstan 27136 Lebanon 27136 Nigeria 27136 Russia 27142 Comoros 26142 Uganda 26142 Ukraine 26145 Bangladesh 25145 Guinea 25145 Kenya 25145 Laos 25145 Papua New Guinea 25150 Central African Republic 24150 Paraguay 24152 Congo Republic 23152 Tajikistan 23154 Chad 22154 Democratic Republic of

the Congo22

156 Cambodia 21156 Myanmar 21156 Zimbabwe 21159 Burundi 20159 Syria 20161 Angola 19161 Guinea-Bissau 19161 Haiti 19161 Venezuela 19161 Yemen 19166 Eritrea 18166 Libya 18166 Uzbekistan 18169 Turkmenistan 17170 Iraq 16171 South Sudan 15172 Afghanistan 12173 Sudan 11174 Korea (North) 8174 Somalia 8


Results by region

AmericasAverage score

Top: Canada (81) Bottom: Haiti, Venezuela (19)

45

43GlobalAverage score

Sub-Saharan AfricaAverage score

Top: Botswana (63)Bottom: Somalia (8)

33

66EU and Western EuropeAverage score

Top: Denmark (92) Bottom: Greece, Italy, Romania (43)


Score Highly Corrupt

Very Clean0 25 50 75 100

3838Middle East and North AfricaAverage score

Top: United Arab Emirates (70) Bottom: Sudan (11)

43Top: New Zealand (91) Bottom: Korea (North) (8)

Asia PacificAverage score

33Eastern Europe and Central Asia Average score

Top: Georgia (52) Bottom: Turkmenistan (17)


Country contrast

Corruption problem

Top

G20 performance

Bottom

Korea (North)

8Somalia

8Denmark

92New Zealand

91

69% of countries score below 50 out of 100

58% of G20 countries score below 50 out of 100

G20Average score 54

Global performance

GLOBALAverage score 43

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