Corruption perceptions index — all countries

Corruption perceptions index — United Kingdom

Corruption perceptions index in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 71 score. Ranked 20 in the world out of 179. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 4.1%.

2024 71 score +0% vs 2023
World rank 20of 179
Period maximum 82 score2017
Period minimum 71 score2023

Trend over time

2012–2024 · score, 0–100

Corruption perceptions index — United Kingdom, 2012–20247075808520122014201620182020202220242012: 74 score2013: 76 score2014: 78 score2015: 81 score2016: 81 score2017: 82 score2018: 80 score2019: 77 score2020: 77 score2021: 78 score2022: 73 score2023: 71 score2024: 71 score
Change over the period: −3 (−4.05%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 71 score
World computed 39 score
Europe & Central Asia computed 49 score
Northern Europe computed 74 score
High-income countries computed 61 score
Corruption perceptions index — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year score Change Change, %
2024 71 +0 +0%
2023 71 −2 −2.74%
2022 73 −5 −6.41%
2021 78 +1 +1.3%
2020 77 +0 +0%
2019 77 −3 −3.75%
2018 80 −2 −2.44%
2017 82 +1 +1.23%
2016 81 +0 +0%
2015 81 +3 +3.85%
2014 78 +2 +2.63%
2013 76 +2 +2.7%
2012 74

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.