Transparency International CPI score for Georgia (0-100). Georgia is the most-cited post-Soviet anti-corruption turnaround: from one of the world's most corrupt states around the 2003 Rose Revolution to a regional leader.
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Readings above the normal line are better than normal; readings below it are worse.
Transparency International CPI score for Georgia (0-100). Georgia is the most-cited post-Soviet anti-corruption turnaround: from one of the world's most corrupt states around the 2003 Rose Revolution to a regional leader. Its trajectory illustrates both rapid institutional reform and, more recently, partial backsliding tied to democratic erosion.
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Insufficient history — only one observation, so there is no trend yet.
Measured value over time. The line runs green while the indicator is better than its dashed normal line and red when it’s worse.
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Georgia is the clearest case where an enforcement surge produced a large measurable CPI rise (18 in 2003 to the high-50s by 2018).
Anti-corruption enforcement capacity: raises welfare, impact strength 80%, 0 linked facts on the timeline.Resurgent capture pressure and democratic backsliding align with Georgia's recent CPI decline (53 in 2024 to 50 in 2025).
State capture pressure: lowers welfare, impact strength 70%, 0 linked facts on the timeline.