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Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership against corruption, according to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index. This annual index shows that the number of countries scoring above 80 has shrunk from 12 a decade ago to just five this year. High CPI scores do not… Read more »

Global corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce them faltering, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released by Transparency International. The report has exposed serious corruption levels across the globe, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50 out of 100. Despite some recent progress, countries ranking high on the… Read more »

Twenty years after the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), progress in the fight against corruption remains limited. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International reveals that over two-thirds of countries score below 50 out of 100, which strongly indicates serious corruption problems. Countries ranking high on the CPI are… Read more »

The newest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International reveals that most countries have made little to no progress in tackling corruption in more than a decade. The CPI scores 180 countries and territories around the world based on perceptions of public sector corruption. High-scoring countries on the Index have lower bribery levels, but… Read more »

Vor 25 Jahren wurde die OECD-Konvention zur Bekämpfung der Korruption im internationalen Geschäftsverkehr abgeschlossen. Im «Exporting Corruption Report 2022» untersucht Transparency International ländervergleichend die Umsetzung der Konvention auf nationaler Ebene. Die Schweiz schneidet im Ländervergleich zwar gut ab, doch ihr Beitrag zur globalen Korruptions- und Geldwäschereibekämpfung ist weiterhin mangelhaft. Zur Publikation (englisch) Zur Medienmitteilung Weitere… Read more »

The newest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International reveals that corruption levels have stagnated worldwide. Even the high-scoring countries on the Index are not corruption-free. Many perpetuate a cycle of corruption that often helps keep lower-performing countries at the bottom of the Index. Some act as safe havens to corrupt officials from abroad… Read more »

Der Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) von Transparency International für 2020 liegt vor. Der ländervergleichende GDI bewertet die Korruptionsrisiken in staatlichen Institutionen des Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitssektors. Abgestellt wird dabei auf das Vorhandensein, die Wirksamkeit und die Durchsetzung institutioneller Kontrollen in fünf Korruptionsbereichen. Im Bericht werden die Staaten nach dem Risikograd (von A mit sehr geringem… Read more »

Der Defence Companies Index 2020 von Transparency International (DCI 2020) zeigt, dass die weltweit grössten Rüstungsunternehmen zu wenig unternehmen, um Korruption zu bekämpfen und ihre hohen Korruptionsrisiken zu mindern: Fast drei Viertel der untersuchten Unternehmen zeigen zu wenig bis gar kein nachweisliches Engagement, Korruption zu verhindern und für genügende Transparenz zu sorgen. Nur gerade 12… Read more »

The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International reveals that on a global level, no real progress has been made in the fight against corruption. Denmark and New Zealand top the index , while Syria, Somalia and South Sudan come last. This year’s CPI analysis  further stresses how corruption is undermining health care systems… Read more »

Seit über 20 Jahren existiert die OECD-Konvention zur Korruptionsbekämpfung im internationalen Geschäftsverkehr. Mit dem «Exporting Corruption Report 2020» untersucht Transparency International ländervergleichend die Umsetzung der Konvention auf nationaler Ebene. Die Schweiz schneidet zwar im Ländervergleich insgesamt gut ab, hat aber weiterhin grosse Baustellen bei der Korruptionsbekämpfung. Zur Publikation (englisch) Zur Medienmitteilung Weitere Publikationen

More than two-thirds of countries – along with many of the world’s most advanced economies – are stagnating or showing signs of backsliding in their anti-corruption efforts, according to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption,… Read more »

The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries. The continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy around the world. More than two-thirds of the 180 countries covered by the CPI score below 50. Since 2012, only 20 countries have… Read more »

Vor 20 Jahren wurde die OECD-Anti-Korruptionskonvention verabschiedet. Sie ist heute wichtiger denn je, haben sich doch der grenzüberschreitende Wirtschaftsverkehr und die damit verbundenen Korruptionsrisiken seither nochmals vervielfacht. Mit dem heute veröffentlichten «Exporting Corruption Report 2018» untersucht Transparency International ländervergleichend den Stand der Umsetzung der Konvention auf nationaler Ebene. Die Ergebnisse zeigen ein ernüchterndes Bild: Seit… Read more »

This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption, while further analysis shows journalists and activists in corrupt countries risking their lives every day in an effort to speak out. The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public… Read more »

Let’s get straight to the point: No country gets close to a perfect score in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016. Over two-thirds of the 176 countries and territories in this year’s index fall below the midpoint of our scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The global average score is a paltry 43,… Read more »

People and Corruption: Europe and Central Asia Europe has seen a surge in recent years of support for populist and nationalist movements – from Spain to the UK to Turkey. The reasons are manifold and complex, but are driven to a large degree by the belief that traditional democratic institutions – governments, political parties –… Read more »

2015 showed that people working together can succeed in fighting corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in 2015 than declined. Some countries have improved in recent years – Greece, Senegal and the UK are among those that have seen a significant increase in scores since 2012. Others, including Australia,… Read more »

Assessing the World’s Largest Companies THIS INDEX ASSESSES THE ethics and anticorruption Programmes of 163 Defence companies from 47 countries using publicly available information. Companies were selected based on one of three criteria: – They were included in the 2012 index; – They lie within the top one hundred global defence companies as measured by… Read more »

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,… Read more »

Every day, all over the world, ordinary people bear the cost of corruption. In many countries, corruption affects people from birth until death. In Zimbabwe, women giving birth in a local hospital have been charged US$5 every time they scream as a penalty for raising false alarm.1 In Bangladesh, the recent collapse of a multistory… Read more »

Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (the Barometer) is the largest cross-country survey to collect the general public’s views on and experiences of corruption. In 2010 the Barometer interviewed more than 91,500 people in 86 countries, making it the most comprehensive edition since it was launched in 2003. The Barometer explores the general public’s views about… Read more »

Transparency International’s (TI) 2009 Global Corruption Barometer (the Barometer) presents the main findings of a public opinion survey that explores the general public’s views of corruption, as well as experiences of bribery around the world. It assesses the extent to which key institutions and public services are perceived to be corrupt, measures citizens’ views on… Read more »