Corruption perceptions index — all countries

Corruption perceptions index — Saudi Arabia

Corruption perceptions index in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 59 score. Ranked 38 in the world out of 179. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 34.1%.

2024 59 score +13.46% vs 2023
World rank 38of 179
Period maximum 59 score2024
Period minimum 44 score2012

Trend over time

2012–2024 · score, 0–100

Corruption perceptions index — Saudi Arabia, 2012–2024404550556020122014201620182020202220242012: 44 score2013: 46 score2014: 49 score2015: 52 score2016: 46 score2017: 49 score2018: 49 score2019: 53 score2020: 53 score2021: 53 score2022: 51 score2023: 52 score2024: 59 score
Change over the period: +15 (+34.09%) Average annual rate: 2.47 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 59 score
World computed 39 score
Middle East & North Africa computed 31 score
Western Asia computed 35 score
High-income countries computed 61 score
Corruption perceptions index — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year score Change Change, %
2024 59 +7 +13.46%
2023 52 +1 +1.96%
2022 51 −2 −3.77%
2021 53 +0 +0%
2020 53 +0 +0%
2019 53 +4 +8.16%
2018 49 +0 +0%
2017 49 +3 +6.52%
2016 46 −6 −11.54%
2015 52 +3 +6.12%
2014 49 +3 +6.52%
2013 46 +2 +4.55%
2012 44

About the indicator

The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index: a composite score of how corrupt experts and businesspeople consider the public sector of a country to be. Zero means an utterly corrupt sector, one hundred an utterly clean one. The key word in the name is perceptions: the index is assembled from a dozen surveys and expert assessments rather than from the number of cases or convictions, because corruption itself cannot be measured directly, and its recording depends on the work of the very institutions being assessed.

Important: The methodology changed in 2012, so values before and after are not comparable; the series here starts in 2012. Small changes of the score between years usually lie within the margin of error — Transparency International itself asks that the multi-year trend be looked at.

Source: Corruption Perceptions Index (Transparency International), license CC BY 4.0.