Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) global average. The CPI ranks 180 countries/territories by perceived public-sector corruption on a 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) scale, aggregating 13 expert and business surveys. The global average is a headline measure of the world's institutional integrity; it has stagnated near 43 since the current methodology began in 2012 and recently slipped to a record low.
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Higher is better — readings above the norm count as better.
Measured value over time. Its norm (50.0 index score (0-100)) is far off this scale, so the series stays worse than norm throughout — the deviation badge shows the gap.
Each driver linked to this indicator, strongest pull first, on the same timeline above. Markers are the facts that moved that driver. These are modelled influences — treat them as correlational unless a documented causal edge is shown.
Higher state-capture pressure depresses perceived integrity and pulls CPI scores down; the persistent global stagnation near 43 reflects this counter-force.
Stronger, credible enforcement raises perceived control of corruption, the core component of CPI; the global effect is diffuse and slow, hence medium strength.
Reduced judicial independence can weaken integrity safeguards and increase opportunities for impunity and corruption, which may lower perceived public-sector integrity. The CPI is perception-based and global aggregation limits causal precision, so the relation remains medium confidence.
Supranational rule-of-law pressure (infringement actions, conditionality) defends oversight institutions, modestly supporting control of corruption over the long run.
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) global average. The CPI ranks 180 countries/territories by perceived public-sector corruption on a 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) scale, aggregating 13 expert and business surveys. The global average is a headline measure of the world's institutional integrity; it has stagnated near 43 since the current methodology began in 2012 and recently slipped to a record low.
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