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Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2016

Corruption and inequality feed off each other, creating a vicious circle between corruption, unequal distribution of power in society, and unequal distribution of wealth. As the Panama Papers showed, it is still far too easy for the rich and powerful to exploit the opaqueness of the global financial system to enrich themselves at the expense of the public good.
Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide. The findings are less than encouraging. Not a single country comes close to top marks, while over 120 countries score below 50 on the scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). This means less than a third of countries are even above the midpoint.
In too many countries, people are deprived of their most basic needs and go to bed hungry every night because of corruption, while the powerful and corrupt enjoy lavish lifestyles with impunity.
Contents 2 The global picture
4 Country contrast
6 How does your country measure up?
8 Americas
9 Asia Pacific
10 Europe and Central Asia
11 Middle East and North Africa
12 Sub-Saharan Africa
Access the full 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index at www.transparency.org/cpi
Corruption hurts all countries. In our indexs lower-scoring countries, people frequently face situations of bribery and extortion, rely on basic services that have been undermined by the misappropriation of funds, and confront official indifference when seeking redress from authorities that are on the take. In higher-scoring countries the situation may seem less obvious in the daily lives of citizens, but closed-door deals, illicit finance, and patchy law enforcement exacerbate many forms of corruption at home and abroad. We do not have the luxury of time, says Ugaz. Corruption needs to be fought with urgency, so that the lives of people across the world improve.
Contents 2 The global picture
4 Country contrast
6 How does your country measure up?
8 Americas
9 Asia Pacific
10 Europe and Central Asia
11 Middle East and North Africa
12 Sub-Saharan Africa
Jos Ugaz, Chair, Transparency International
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Score 0 25 50 75 100
highly corrupt very clean
43 66 38 34 31GlobalAverage score
EU & Western EuropeAverage score
Middle East& North AfricaAverage score
Eastern Europe& Central AsiaAverage score
Sub-Saharan AfricaAverage score
Top: Denmark, New Zealand (90)
Bottom: South Sudan (11), Somalia (10)
Top: Denmark (90)
Bottom: Bulgaria (41)
Top: United Arab Emirates (66)
Bottom: Syria (13)
Top: Georgia (57)
Bottom: Uzbekistan (21)
Top: Botswana (60)
Bottom: Somalia (10)
44 44Asia PacificAverage score
AmericasAverage score
Top: New Zealand (90)
Bottom: North Korea (12)
Top: Canada (82)
Bottom: Venezuela (17)
LESS THAN 50 = SERIOUS CORRUPTION PROBLEM
69% 58% 100% 6 billion +of countries worldwide score below 50
of G20 countries score less than 50
of BRICS countries score less than 50
people live in countries with a serious corruption problem
The global picture
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Lowest scorers
South Sudan
11Top scorers
New Zealand
90
Top scorers
Denmark
90
Lowest scorers
Somalia
10
Whats changed?
Countries that have improved include
Countries that have declined include
AlbaniaAustriaCzech RepublicGreeceIndonesia
LatviaSenegalSlovakiaUnited Kingdom
AustraliaBrazilGambiaHungaryJapanMadagascarMalawiMexico
MozambiqueSpainSri LankaTanzaniaTurkeyUgandaYemen
Comparison of 2012 and 2016 performance
Country contrast

How does your country measure up?The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 176 countries/territories around the world.
176 countries176 scores
SCORE
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-100 No data
Very clean
Highly corrupt
1 Denmark 901 New Zealand 903 Finland 894 Sweden 885 Switzerland 866 Norway 857 Singapore 848 Netherlands 839 Canada 8210 Germany 8110 Luxembourg 8110 United Kingdom 8113 Australia 7914 Iceland 7815 Belgium 7715 Hong Kong 7717 Austria 7518 United States 7419 Ireland 7320 Japan 7221 Uruguay 7122 Estonia 7023 France 69
24 Bahamas 66
24 Chile 66
24 United Arab Emirates 66
27 Bhutan 65
28 Israel 64
29 Poland 62
29 Portugal 62
31 Barbados 61
31 Qatar 61
31 Slovenia 61
31 Taiwan 61
35 Botswana 60
35 Saint Lucia 60
35 Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
60
38 Cape Verde 59
38 Dominica 59
38 Lithuania 59
41 Brunei 58
41 Costa Rica 58
41 Spain 58
44 Georgia 57
44 Latvia 57
46 Grenada 5647 Cyprus 5547 Czech Republic 5547 Malta 5550 Mauritius 5450 Rwanda 5452 Korea (South) 5353 Namibia 5254 Slovakia 5155 Croatia 4955 Malaysia 4957 Hungary 4857 Jordan 4857 Romania 4860 Cuba 4760 Italy 4762 Sao Tome and Principe 4662 Saudi Arabia 4664 Montenegro 4564 Oman 4564 Senegal 4564 South Africa 4564 Suriname 45
69 Greece 44
70 Bahrain 43
70 Ghana 43
72 Burkina Faso 42
72 Serbia 42
72 Solomon Islands 42
75 Bulgaria 41
75 Kuwait 41
75 Tunisia 41
75 Turkey 41
79 Belarus 40
79 Brazil 40
79 China 40
79 India 40
83 Albania 39
83 Bosnia andHerzegovina
39
83 Jamaica 39
83 Lesotho 39
87 Mongolia 38
87 Panama 38
87 Zambia 38
90 Colombia 37
90 Indonesia 3790 Liberia 3790 Morocco 3790 The FYR of Macedonia 3795 Argentina 3695 Benin 3695 El Salvador 3695 Kosovo 3695 Maldives 3695 Sri Lanka 36101 Gabon 35101 Niger 35101 Peru 35101 Philippines 35101 Thailand 35101 Timor-Leste 35101 Trinidad and Tobago 35108 Algeria 34108 Cte dIvoire 34108 Egypt 34108 Ethiopia 34108 Guyana 34113 Armenia 33113 Bolivia 33
113 Vietnam 33116 Mali 32116 Pakistan 32116 Tanzania 32116 Togo 32120 Dominican Republic 31120 Ecuador 31120 Malawi 31123 Azerbaijan 30123 Djibouti 30123 Honduras 30123 Laos 30123 Mexico 30123 Moldova 30123 Paraguay 30123 Sierra Leone 30131 Iran 29131 Kazakhstan 29131 Nepal 29131 Russia 29131 Ukraine 29136 Guatemala 28136 Kyrgyzstan 28136 Lebanon 28
136 Myanmar 28136 Nigeria 28136 Papua New Guinea 28142 Guinea 27142 Mauritania 27142 Mozambique 27145 Bangladesh 26145 Cameroon 26145 Gambia 26145 Kenya 26145 Madagascar 26145 Nicaragua 26151 Tajikistan 25151 Uganda 25153 Comoros 24154 Turkmenistan 22154 Zimbabwe 22156 Cambodia 21156 Democratic
Republic of Congo21
156 Uzbekistan 21159 Burundi 20159 Central African Republic 20159 Chad 20
159 Haiti 20159 Republic of Congo 20164 Angola 18164 Eritrea 18166 Iraq 17166 Venezuela 17168 Guinea-Bissau 16169 Afghanistan 15170 Libya 14170 Sudan 14170 Yemen 14173 Syria 13174 Korea (North) 12175 South Sudan 11176 Somalia 10
RANK COUNTRY/TERRITORY SCORE

Asia Pacifi cAmericas
In briefIt is not always bad to have headlines about corruption. From the Panama Papers in April to the record US$3.5 billion Odebrecht settlement in Brazil in December, 2016 was a good year in the fi ght against corruption in the Americas.
The Panama Papers revealed that a Panamanian law fi rm helped set up thousands of secret shell companies, many of them used by corrupt politicians, criminals and tax abusers around the world. The Odebrecht settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice shed light on a company spending millions of dollars on bribing politicians and political parties across Latin America, as well as in two African countries in order to win business contracts.
The wealthy and powerful were also increasingly placed under the spotlight. The Chilean Presidents daughter-in-law was charged in a corruption case, and former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is now under investigation on corruption charges, among several other examples.
2016 was also notable in that large corruption investigations continued to jump across national borders. On cases from Odebrecht to Petrobras and FIFA, we see increasing communication and cooperation among regulators and law enforcement throughout the region and also with their counterparts in Europe and the United States.
One thing is clear though: even if 2016 marks the start of a shift towards more active enforcement by authorities in response to these public demands, there is still a long way to go.
The average score on the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index was 44 out of 100 for the Americas. Anything below 50 indicates governments are failing to tackle corruption.
In many parts of the region, impunity continues to be a major problem. Even in countries where cases of large-scale corruption are being tackled, the risk remains that this is the result of the efforts of a small group of brave individuals rather than a long-term plan.
Venezuela, with a score of 17, is the lowest scorer in the region. Last year saw hundreds of thousands of citizens protesting against the government. In Mexico, while the gover

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