Corruption Perceptions Index 2008
- Results
- Background information
- Press release, 22 September 2008: 'Persistently high corruption in low-income countries amounts to an "ongoing humanitarian disaster"'
The continuing high levels of corruption and poverty plaguing many of the world’s societies amount to an ongoing humanitarian disaster and cannot be tolerated."
– Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International
The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public-sector corruption in a given country and is a composite index, drawing on different expert and business surveys. The 2008 CPI scores 180 countries (the same number as the 2007 CPI) on a scale from zero (highly corrupt) to ten (highly clean).
Denmark, New Zealand and Sweden share the highest score at 9.3, followed immediately by Singapore at 9.2. Bringing up the rear is Somalia at 1.0, slightly trailing Iraq and Myanmar at 1.3 and Haiti at 1.4.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2008: Results
| Rank | Country/Territory | CPI 2008 Score | Surveys Used | Confidence Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 9.3 | 6 | 9.1 - 9.4 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 9.3 | 6 | 9.2 - 9.5 |
| 1 | Sweden | 9.3 | 6 | 9.2 - 9.4 |
| 4 | Singapore | 9.2 | 9 | 9.0 - 9.3 |
| 5 | Finland | 9.0 | 6 | 8.4 - 9.4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 9.0 | 6 | 8.7 - 9.2 |
| 7 | Iceland | 8.9 | 5 | 8.1 - 9.4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8.9 | 6 | 8.5 - 9.1 |
| 9 | Australia | 8.7 | 8 | 8.2 - 9.1 |
| 9 | Canada | 8.7 | 6 | 8.4 - 9.1 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 8.3 | 6 | 7.8 - 8.8 |
| 12 | Austria | 8.1 | 6 | 7.6 - 8.6 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 8.1 | 8 | 7.5 - 8.6 |
| 14 | Germany | 7.9 | 6 | 7.5 - 8.2 |
| 14 | Norway | 7.9 | 6 | 7.5 - 8.3 |
| 16 | Ireland | 7.7 | 6 | 7.5 - 7.9 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 7.7 | 6 | 7.2 - 8.1 |
| 18 | Belgium | 7.3 | 6 | 7.2 - 7.4 |
| 18 | Japan | 7.3 | 8 | 7.0 - 7.6 |
| 18 | USA | 7.3 | 8 | 6.7 - 7.7 |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 7.1 | 3 | 6.6 - 7.3 |
| 22 | Barbados | 7.0 | 4 | 6.5 - 7.3 |
| 23 | Chile | 6.9 | 7 | 6.5 - 7.2 |
| 23 | France | 6.9 | 6 | 6.5 - 7.3 |
| 23 | Uruguay | 6.9 | 5 | 6.5 - 7.2 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 6.7 | 8 | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| 27 | Estonia | 6.6 | 8 | 6.2 - 6.9 |
| 28 | Qatar | 6.5 | 4 | 5.6 - 7.0 |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.5 | 3 | 4.7 - 7.3 |
| 28 | Spain | 6.5 | 6 | 5.7 - 6.9 |
| 31 | Cyprus | 6.4 | 3 | 5.9 - 6.8 |
| 32 | Portugal | 6.1 | 6 | 5.6 - 6.7 |
| 33 | Dominica | 6.0 | 3 | 4.7 - 6.8 |
| 33 | Israel | 6.0 | 6 | 5.6 - 6.3 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 5.9 | 5 | 4.8 - 6.8 |
| 36 | Botswana | 5.8 | 6 | 5.2 - 6.4 |
| 36 | Malta | 5.8 | 4 | 5.3 - 6.3 |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 5.8 | 4 | 5.0 - 6.6 |
| 39 | Taiwan | 5.7 | 9 | 5.4 - 6.0 |
| 40 | South Korea | 5.6 | 9 | 5.1 - 6.3 |
| 41 | Mauritius | 5.5 | 5 | 4.9 - 6.4 |
| 41 | Oman | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 - 6.4 |
| 43 | Bahrain | 5.4 | 5 | 4.3 - 5.9 |
| 43 | Macau | 5.4 | 4 | 3.9 - 6.2 |
| 45 | Bhutan | 5.2 | 5 | 4.5 - 5.9 |
| 45 | Czech Republic | 5.2 | 8 | 4.8 - 5.9 |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 5.1 | 3 | 3.4 - 5.6 |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 5.1 | 5 | 4.8 - 5.3 |
| 47 | Hungary | 5.1 | 8 | 4.8 - 5.4 |
| 47 | Jordan | 5.1 | 7 | 4.0 - 6.2 |
| 47 | Malaysia | 5.1 | 9 | 4.5 - 5.7 |
| 52 | Latvia | 5.0 | 6 | 4.8 - 5.2 |
| 52 | Slovakia | 5.0 | 8 | 4.5 - 5.3 |
| 54 | South Africa | 4.9 | 8 | 4.5 - 5.1 |
| 55 | Italy | 4.8 | 6 | 4.0 - 5.5 |
| 55 | Seychelles | 4.8 | 4 | 3.7 - 5.9 |
| 57 | Greece | 4.7 | 6 | 4.2 - 5.0 |
| 58 | Lithuania | 4.6 | 8 | 4.1 - 5.2 |
| 58 | Poland | 4.6 | 8 | 4.0 - 5.2 |
| 58 | Turkey | 4.6 | 7 | 4.1 - 5.1 |
| 61 | Namibia | 4.5 | 6 | 3.8 - 5.1 |
| 62 | Croatia | 4.4 | 8 | 4.0 - 4.8 |
| 62 | Samoa | 4.4 | 3 | 3.4 - 4.8 |
| 62 | Tunisia | 4.4 | 6 | 3.5 - 5.5 |
| 65 | Cuba | 4.3 | 4 | 3.6 - 4.8 |
| 65 | Kuwait | 4.3 | 5 | 3.3 - 5.2 |
| 67 | El Salvador | 3.9 | 5 | 3.2 - 4.5 |
| 67 | Georgia | 3.9 | 7 | 3.2 - 4.6 |
| 67 | Ghana | 3.9 | 6 | 3.4 - 4.5 |
| 70 | Colombia | 3.8 | 7 | 3.3 - 4.5 |
| 70 | Romania | 3.8 | 8 | 3.4 - 4.2 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 3.6 | 8 | 3.0 - 4.3 |
| 72 | China | 3.6 | 9 | 3.1 - 4.3 |
| 72 | Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of) | 3.6 | 6 | 2.9 - 4.3 |
| 72 | Mexico | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 - 3.9 |
| 72 | Peru | 3.6 | 6 | 3.4 - 4.1 |
| 72 | Suriname | 3.6 | 4 | 3.3 - 4.0 |
| 72 | Swaziland | 3.6 | 4 | 2.9 - 4.3 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.6 | 4 | 3.1 - 4.0 |
| 80 | Brazil | 3.5 | 7 | 3.2 - 4.0 |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 3.5 | 7 | 2.9 - 4.2 |
| 80 | Morocco | 3.5 | 6 | 3.0 - 4.0 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 | 5 | 3.0 - 3.9 |
| 80 | Thailand | 3.5 | 9 | 3.0 - 3.9 |
| 85 | Albania | 3.4 | 5 | 3.3 - 3.4 |
| 85 | India | 3.4 | 10 | 3.2 - 3.6 |
| 85 | Madagascar | 3.4 | 7 | 2.8 - 4.0 |
| 85 | Montenegro | 3.4 | 5 | 2-5 - 4.0 |
| 85 | Panama | 3.4 | 5 | 2.8 - 3.7 |
| 85 | Senegal | 3.4 | 7 | 2.9 - 4.0 |
| 85 | Serbia | 3.4 | 6 | 3.0 - 4.0 |
| 92 | Algeria | 3.2 | 6 | 2.9 - 3.4 |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 | 7 | 2.9 - 3.5 |
| 92 | Lesotho | 3.2 | 5 | 2.3 - 3.8 |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 3.2 | 7 | 2.9 - 3.5 |
| 96 | Benin | 3.1 | 6 | 2.8 - 3.4 |
| 96 | Gabon | 3.1 | 4 | 2.8 - 3.3 |
| 96 | Guatemala | 3.1 | 5 | 2.3 - 4.0 |
| 96 | Jamaica | 3.1 | 5 | 2.8 - 3.3 |
| 96 | Kiribati | 3.1 | 3 | 2.5 - 3.4 |
| 96 | Mali | 3.1 | 6 | 2.8 - 3.3 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 3.0 | 6 | 2.8 - 3.2 |
| 102 | Djibouti | 3.0 | 4 | 2.2 - 3.3 |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 3.0 | 5 | 2.7 - 3.2 |
| 102 | Lebanon | 3.0 | 4 | 2.2 - 3.6 |
| 102 | Mongolia | 3.0 | 7 | 2.6 - 3.3 |
| 102 | Rwanda | 3.0 | 5 | 2.7 - 3.2 |
| 102 | Tanzania | 3.0 | 7 | 2.5 - 3.3 |
| 109 | Argentina | 2.9 | 7 | 2.5 - 3.3 |
| 109 | Armenia | 2.9 | 7 | 2.6 - 3.1 |
| 109 | Belize | 2.9 | 3 | 1.8 - 3.7 |
| 109 | Moldova | 2.9 | 7 | 2.4 - 3.7 |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 2.9 | 3 | 2.5 - 3.2 |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 2.9 | 3 | 2.5 - 3.2 |
| 115 | Egypt | 2.8 | 6 | 2.4 - 3.2 |
| 115 | Malawi | 2.8 | 6 | 2.4 - 3.1 |
| 115 | Maldives | 2.8 | 4 | 1.7 - 4.3 |
| 115 | Mauritania | 2.8 | 7 | 2.2 - 3.7 |
| 115 | Niger | 2.8 | 6 | 2.4 - 3.0 |
| 115 | Zambia | 2.8 | 7 | 2.5 - 3.0 |
| 121 | Nepal | 2.7 | 6 | 2.4 - 3.0 |
| 121 | Nigeria | 2.7 | 7 | 2.3 - 3.0 |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.7 | 3 | 2.1 - 3.1 |
| 121 | Togo | 2.7 | 6 | 1.9 - 3.7 |
| 121 | Viet Nam | 2.7 | 9 | 2.4 - 3.1 |
| 126 | Eritrea | 2.6 | 5 | 1.7 - 3.6 |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 2.6 | 7 | 2.2 - 2.9 |
| 126 | Guyana | 2.6 | 4 | 2.4 - 2.7 |
| 126 | Honduras | 2.6 | 6 | 2.3 - 2.9 |
| 126 | Indonesia | 2.6 | 10 | 2.3 - 2.9 |
| 126 | Libya | 2.6 | 5 | 2.2 - 3.0 |
| 126 | Mozambique | 2.6 | 7 | 2.4 - 2.9 |
| 126 | Uganda | 2.6 | 7 | 2.2 - 3.0 |
| 134 | Comoros | 2.5 | 3 | 1.9 - 3.0 |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 2.5 | 6 | 2.2 - 2.7 |
| 134 | Pakistan | 2.5 | 7 | 2.0 - 2.8 |
| 134 | Ukraine | 2.5 | 8 | 2.2 - 2.8 |
| 138 | Liberia | 2.4 | 4 | 1.8 - 2.8 |
| 138 | Paraguay | 2.4 | 5 | 2.0 - 2.7 |
| 138 | Tonga | 2.4 | 3 | 1.9 - 2.6 |
| 141 | Cameroon | 2.3 | 7 | 2.0 - 2.7 |
| 141 | Iran | 2.3 | 4 | 1.9 - 2.5 |
| 141 | Philippines | 2.3 | 9 | 2.1 - 2.5 |
| 141 | Yemen | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 - 2.8 |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 2.2 | 6 | 1.8 - 2.7 |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 2.2 | 4 | 1.8 - 2.5 |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 2.1 | 7 | 1.7 - 2.4 |
| 147 | Kenya | 2.1 | 7 | 1.9 - 2.4 |
| 147 | Russia | 2.1 | 8 | 1.9 - 2.5 |
| 147 | Syria | 2.1 | 5 | 1.6 - 2.4 |
| 151 | Belarus | 2.0 | 5 | 1.6 - 2.5 |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 2.0 | 5 | 1.9 - 2.2 |
| 151 | Côte d´Ivoire | 2.0 | 6 | 1.7 - 2.5 |
| 151 | Ecuador | 2.0 | 5 | 1.8 - 2.2 |
| 151 | Laos | 2.0 | 6 | 1.6 - 2.3 |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 2.0 | 6 | 1.6 - 2.3 |
| 151 | Taijikistan | 2.0 | 8 | 1.7 - 2.3 |
| 158 | Angola | 1.9 | 6 | 1.5 - 2.2 |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 1.9 | 8 | 1.7 - 2.1 |
| 158 | Burundi | 1.9 | 6 | 1.5 - 2.3 |
| 158 | Congo. Republic | 1.9 | 6 | 1.8 - 2.0 |
| 158 | Gambia | 1.9 | 5 | 1.5 - 2.4 |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9 | 3 | 1.8 - 2.0 |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 - 2.0 |
| 158 | Venezuela | 1.9 | 7 | 1.8 - 2.0 |
| 166 | Cambodia | 1.8 | 7 | 1.7 - 1.9 |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 | 7 | 1.7 - 1.9 |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 1.8 | 5 | 1.5 - 2.2 |
| 166 | Uzbekistan | 1.8 | 8 | 1.5 - 2.2 |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 | 7 | 1.5 - 2.1 |
| 171 | Congo. Democratic Republic | 1.7 | 6 | 1.6 - 1.9 |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.7 | 4 | 1.5 - 1.8 |
| 173 | Chad | 1.6 | 6 | 1.5 - 1.7 |
| 173 | Guinea | 1.6 | 6 | 1.3 - 1.9 |
| 173 | Sudan | 1.6 | 6 | 1.5 - 1.7 |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 1.5 | 4 | 1.1 - 1.6 |
| 177 | Haiti | 1.4 | 4 | 1.1 - 1.7 |
| 178 | Iraq | 1.3 | 4 | 1.1 - 1.6 |
| 178 | Myanmar | 1.3 | 4 | 1.0 - 1.5 |
| 180 | Somalia | 1.0 | 4 | 0.5 - 1.4 |
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 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 per cent.
- Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country's performance. Thirteen surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Corruption Perceptions Index 2008
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