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Corruption Perceptions Index by African country

2024

Transparency International's index of perceived public-sector corruption on a 0-100 scale (higher is cleaner).

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
30.5population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Seychelles · 72.0Lowest in 2024South Sudan · 8.0Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 41.0Democratic Republic of the Congo — 20.0Somalia — 9.0Kenya — 32.0Sudan — 15.0Chad — 21.0South Africa — 41.0Lesotho — 37.0Zimbabwe — 21.0Botswana — 57.0Namibia — 49.0Senegal — 45.0Mali — 27.0Mauritania — 30.0Benin — 45.0Niger — 34.0Nigeria — 26.0Cameroon — 26.0Togo — 32.0Ghana — 42.0Cote d'Ivoire — 45.0Guinea — 28.0Guinea-Bissau — 21.0Liberia — 27.0Sierra Leone — 33.0Burkina Faso — 41.0Central African Republic — 24.0Republic of the Congo — 23.0Gabon — 27.0Equatorial Guinea — 13.0Zambia — 39.0Malawi — 34.0Mozambique — 25.0Eswatini — 27.0Angola — 32.0Burundi — 17.0Madagascar — 26.0Gambia — 38.0Tunisia — 39.0Algeria — 34.0Eritrea — 13.0Morocco — 37.0Egypt — 30.0Libya — 13.0Ethiopia — 37.0Djibouti — 31.0Uganda — 26.0Rwanda — 57.0South Sudan — 8.0Nigeria 26.0Nigeria 26.0Ethiopia 37.0Ethiopia 37.0Kenya 32.0Kenya 32.0South Africa 41.0South Africa 41.02024HIGHEST IN 2024Seychellesnot drawn72.0Cabo Verdenot drawn62.0Botswana57.0Rwanda57.0Mauritiusnot drawn51.0LOWEST IN 2024South Sudan8.0Somalia9.0Libya13.0Eritrea13.0Equatorial Guinea13.0PINNEDEthiopia37.018 of 54Kenya32.026 of 54Nigeria26.038 of 54South Africa41.013 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn21.0Sao Tome and Principenot drawn45.0index · quintiles of the observed range82127344172no record
20142024
OWID (CPI, V-Dem) · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries41.5
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries31.8
Western Africa16 of 16 countries31.7
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries28.8
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries23.3
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure30.5

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Corruption Perceptions IndexTransparency International's index of perceived public-sector corruption on a 0-100 scale (higher is cleaner).
SourceOWID (CPI, V-Dem), with processing by Africa API
Unitindex
Last updated19 Jun 2026
Next expected updateJun 2027
Date range2012–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Corruption Perceptions Index". Data adapted from OWID (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/corruption-perceptions-index
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Corruption Perceptions Index: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryCorruption Perceptions IndexPeriod
1Seychelles722024
2Cabo Verde622024
3Botswana572024
4Rwanda572024
5Mauritius512024
6Namibia492024
7Benin452024
8Cote d'Ivoire452024
9Sao Tome and Principe452024
10Senegal452024
11Ghana422024
12Burkina Faso412024
13South Africa412024
14Tanzania412024
15Tunisia392024
16Zambia392024
17Gambia382024
18Ethiopia372024
19Lesotho372024
20Morocco372024
21Algeria342024
22Malawi342024
23Niger342024
24Sierra Leone332024
25Angola322024
26Kenya322024
27Togo322024
28Djibouti312024
29Egypt302024
30Mauritania302024
31Guinea282024
32Eswatini272024
33Gabon272024
34Liberia272024
35Mali272024
36Cameroon262024
37Madagascar262024
38Nigeria262024
39Uganda262024
40Mozambique252024
41Central African Republic242024
42Republic of the Congo232024
43Chad212024
44Comoros212024
45Guinea-Bissau212024
46Zimbabwe212024
47Democratic Republic of the Congo202024
48Burundi172024
49Sudan152024
50Equatorial Guinea132024
51Eritrea132024
52Libya132024
53Somalia92024
54South Sudan82024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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