Corruption perceptions index — all countries

Corruption perceptions index — United States

Corruption perceptions index in the United States in 2024 — 65 score. Ranked 28 in the world out of 179. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 11%.

2024 65 score −5.8% vs 2023
World rank 28of 179
Period maximum 76 score2015
Period minimum 65 score2024

Trend over time

2012–2024 · score, 0–100

Corruption perceptions index — United States, 2012–20246570758020122014201620182020202220242012: 73 score2013: 73 score2014: 74 score2015: 76 score2016: 74 score2017: 75 score2018: 71 score2019: 69 score2020: 67 score2021: 67 score2022: 69 score2023: 69 score2024: 65 score
Change over the period: −8 (−10.96%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 65 score
World computed 39 score
High-income countries computed 61 score
Corruption perceptions index — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year score Change Change, %
2024 65 −4 −5.8%
2023 69 +0 +0%
2022 69 +2 +2.99%
2021 67 +0 +0%
2020 67 −2 −2.9%
2019 69 −2 −2.82%
2018 71 −4 −5.33%
2017 75 +1 +1.35%
2016 74 −2 −2.63%
2015 76 +2 +2.7%
2014 74 +1 +1.37%
2013 73 +0 +0%
2012 73

Northern America, 2024

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

CA Canada 75 US United States 65

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.