Transparency International – Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 And Implications For Companies Operating In Türkiye

Transparency International's ("TI") Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI"), which is published annually, assesses perceived public-sector corruption in 182 countries and territories based on data from 13 independent sources. The latest 2025 edition, recently published by TI, indicates a continued global decline in governance standards, with the global average score falling to 42 and 122 countries scoring below 50. Also, since 2012, 31 countries improved, 50 countries declined and 100 countries stayed the same.

Global Overview

The CPI ranks Denmark (89) first for the eighth consecutive year, followed by Finland (88) and Singapore (84). At the other end of the spectrum, Somalia (9), Venezuela (10), Yemen (13), and South Sudan (9) feature among the lowest-ranked countries in this year's index. A limited set of 15 countries—primarily in Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific region—score above 75, and only five of them achieve scores exceeding 80, mainly in Western