Worst 2023 Corruption Rankings

By Raulin Cadet | Published Feb. 8, 2024 | Updated Feb. 8, 2024 | Topics: European Union, Corruption, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific, Americas

In its latest report released on January 30, 2024, Transparency International reveal the ranking of corruption worldwide. Defined as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain," corruption has far-reaching consequences, particularly on the most vulnerable societies. As public resources are used for personal interests rather than public welfare, the impact on poverty and inequality is important. In this regards, each year, Transparency International publishes its Corruption Perception Index (CPI), ranking 180 countries based on public sector corruption perception. It has released its 2023 report of corruption perception index on 30 January 2024. Considering this report, what are the countries or territories where corruption perception is worst?

Definition: The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is an indicator of the public sector corruption, calculated by Transparency International, for 180 countries and territories. This index ranged from 0 (high corruption perception) to 100 (low corruption perception).

The graphic of this post reveals that there is not any country and territory from the Western Europe & European Union among those with worst corruption perception. In this group of countries and territories there is only one from the Eastern Europe & Central Asia region and one from the Asia Pacific region. Most countries and territories with the worst corruption perception are from these regions: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East & North Africa. It's worth underlying that Somalia, ranking 180th, holds the worst corruption perception index.

Although corruption is found everywhere, it is more severe in some regions.