A .zip file containing all described datasets of the Subnational Corruption Database.

Disclaimer

This dataset is NOT a reflection of my personal views.

This dataset contains evaluation of corruption from two major agencies, Transparency International and Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), a World Bank project. The data from Transparency International is split into two files because they don't have exactly the same columns, although most columns are the same. It makes more sense to have them seperately, and you can merge them if you would like to. - transparency_active.csv contains Transparency International data from 2012-2021 - transparency_legacy.csv contains Transparency International data from 1995-2011 - wgidataset.csv contains WGI data from 1996-2021 - wgidataset_readme.pdf is a documentation that explains what the indicators mean in wgidataset.csv

The Anticorruption Projects Database includes information about USAID projects with anticorruption interventions implemented worldwide between 2007 and 2013. The database includes about 300 long-term country projects and regional or short-term projects. Projects were identified and information collected by the six implementing partners of the ENGAGE indefinite quantity contract. Criteria for selecting projects included: distinctive project interventions targeted at reducing corruption or promoting government integrity, accountability and transparency that ultimately results in reducing opportunities to corruption. Availability of sufficient information about the projects was another criterion for selecting them to the Database. This included but was not limited to project description and results, implementation timeframe, project value, and implementer. After reviewing approximately 2000 projects, more than 300 were identified for the Database.

The United States scored 65 points out of 100 on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Corruption Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 2.38 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -1.75 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The indicator is a composite index based on a combination of surveys and assessments of corruption from 13 different sources and scores and ranks countries based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be, with a score of 0 representing a very high level of corruption and a score of 100 representing a very clean country. The sources of information used for the 2017 CPI are based on data gathered in the 24 months preceding the publication of the index. The CPI includes only sources that provide a score for a set of countries/territories and that measure perceptions of corruption in the public sector. For a country/territory to be included in the ranking, it must be included in a minimum of three of the CPI’s data sources. The CPI is published by Transparency International.

K-Monitor Watchdog for Public Funds was founded in 2007 with the aim of creating an independent non-governmental forum that keeps Hungarian and international corruption-related cases at issue. K-Monitor's website was created to gather, store and make available online articles concerning corruption, public financing, and the transparency of public life in Hungary. The articles stored in our database are either dealing with various kinds of corruption in public finances or containing specific cases.

Corruption perceptions index (cpi) ranks countries/territories in terms of the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians.

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Indonesia scored 37 points out of 100 on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Indonesia Corruption Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Uzbekistan: Political corruption index: The latest value from 2023 is 0.841 index points, an increase from 0.825 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.479 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Uzbekistan from 1990 to 2023 is 0.823 index points. The minimum value, 0.685 index points, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 0.871 index points was recorded in 2005.

According to the 2024 Corruption Perception Index, South Sudan is perceived to be the most corrupt country in the world, with a score of 9. Somalia, Venezuela, and Syria followed behind. Points considered when calculating the perception of countries levels of corruption include: bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and how effective public sector anti-corruption efforts have proven to be. A score of 0 indicates high perceptions of corruption, and a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived in the respective country.

In Venezuela, the corruption perception index score declined from 18 points in 2018 to 10 points in 2024. In the latter year, the country received the worst corruption perception grade since at least 2012. Venezuela is the nation with the highest perceived corruption in Latin America. The worst possible score is 0, whereas a score of 100 would indicate that no corruption is perceived in the respective country. This index is a composite indicator that includes data on the perception of corruption in areas such as bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and effectiveness of governments' anti-corruption efforts.

United States US: Control of Corruption: Estimate data was reported at 1.381 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.373 NA for 2016. United States US: Control of Corruption: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.397 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.924 NA in 2002 and a record low of 1.269 NA in 2011. United States US: Control of Corruption: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as 'capture' of the state by elites and private interests. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Algeria scored 34 points out of 100 on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Algeria Corruption Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Costa Rica CR: Control of Corruption: Estimate data was reported at 0.467 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.744 NA for 2016. Costa Rica CR: Control of Corruption: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.668 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.905 NA in 1998 and a record low of 0.423 NA in 2004. Costa Rica CR: Control of Corruption: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as 'capture' of the state by elites and private interests. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Since 2012, the corruption perception index score in Guatemala has been overall continuously decreasing. In 2022, the country registered 24 points, the same as the previous year. Guatemala ranks at the bottom among other Latin American countries on their perceived corruption index score. This index is a composite indicator that includes data on the perception of corruption in areas such as bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and effectiveness of governments' anti-corruption efforts. The worst possible score is 0, whereas a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived in the respective country.

Ivory Coast CI: Control of Corruption: Estimate data was reported at -0.522 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.528 NA for 2016. Ivory Coast CI: Control of Corruption: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -0.830 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.261 NA in 1996 and a record low of -1.241 NA in 2005. Ivory Coast CI: Control of Corruption: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ivory Coast – Table CI.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as 'capture' of the state by elites and private interests. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Question: How pervasive is political corruption? Clarification: The directionality of the V-Dem corruption index runs from less corrupt to more corrupt unlike the other V-Dem variables that generally run from less democratic to more democratic situation. The corruption index includes measures of six distinct types of corruption that cover both different areas and levels of the polity realm, distinguishing between executive, legislative and judicial corruption. Within the executive realm, the measures also distinguish between corruption mostly pertaining to bribery and corruption due to embezzlement. Finally, they differentiate between corruption in the highest echelons of the executive at the level of the rulers/cabinet on the one hand, and in the public sector at large on the other. The measures thus tap into several distinguished types of corruption: both 'petty' and 'grand'; both bribery and theft; both corruption aimed and influencing law making and that affecting implementation. Scale: Interval, from low to high (0-1).

Azerbaijan Control of Corruption: Estimate data was reported at -0.885 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.839 NA for 2016. Azerbaijan Control of Corruption: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -1.127 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.839 NA in 2016 and a record low of -1.446 NA in 1996. Azerbaijan Control of Corruption: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as 'capture' of the state by elites and private interests. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Belarus: Political corruption index: The latest value from 2023 is 0.421 index points, an increase from 0.413 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.479 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Belarus from 1990 to 2023 is 0.381 index points. The minimum value, 0.332 index points, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 0.493 index points was recorded in 1994.