| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 70 | 2021 | 1 | 66 |
| 2 ↑ | Cape Verde | 58 | 2019 | 3 | 57 |
| 3 ↓ | Botswana | 55 | 2021 | 2 | 60 |
| 4 | Mauritius | 54 | 2021 | 4 | 53 |
| 5 ↓ | Rwanda | 53 | 2021 | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | Namibia | 51 | 2020 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45 | 2021 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 ↑ | Tunisia | 44 | 2021 | 9 | 44 |
| 8 ↑ | South Africa | 44 | 2021 | 9 | 44 |
| 10 ↑ | Ghana | 43 | 2021 | 11 | 43 |
| 10 ↓ | Senegal | 43 | 2021 | 8 | 45 |
| 12 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 42 | 2021 | 15 | 40 |
| 13 ↓ | Benin | 41 | 2020 | 12 | 41 |
| 14 ↑ | Tanzania | 39 | 2021 | 16 | 38 |
| 14 ↓ | Morocco | 39 | 2021 | 12 | 41 |
| 16 ↓ | Lesotho | 38 | 2021 | 12 | 41 |
| 17 | Gambia | 37 | 2021 | 17 | 37 |
| 17 ↑ | Ethiopia | 37 | 2019 | 20 | 34 |
| 19 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 36 | 2021 | 18 | 36 |
| 20 ↑ | Malawi | 35 | 2021 | 27 | 30 |
| 21 ↓ | Zambia | 33 | 2020 | 20 | 34 |
| 21 ↓ | Algeria | 33 | 2021 | 18 | 36 |
| 21 ↓ | Swaziland | 33 | 2020 | 20 | 34 |
| 21 ↑ | Egypt | 33 | 2021 | 23 | 33 |
| 21 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 33 | 2019 | 27 | 30 |
| 26 ↓ | Niger | 31 | 2021 | 24 | 32 |
| 26 ↓ | Gabon | 31 | 2019 | 25 | 31 |
| 28 ↓ | Kenya | 30 | 2021 | 25 | 31 |
| 28 ↑ | Togo | 30 | 2021 | 31 | 29 |
| 30 ↓ | Mali | 29 | 2021 | 27 | 30 |
| 30 ↑ | Liberia | 29 | 2021 | 32 | 28 |
| 32 ↑ | Mauritania | 28 | 2019 | 35 | 27 |
| 33 ↓ | Djibouti | 27 | 2020 | 27 | 30 |
| 33 ↓ | Uganda | 27 | 2021 | 32 | 28 |
| 33 ↑ | Cameroon | 27 | 2021 | 39 | 25 |
| 36 | Mozambique | 25 | 2020 | 36 | 26 |
| 36 ↓ | Guinea | 25 | 2021 | 32 | 28 |
| 38 ↑ | Madagascar | 24 | 2019 | 39 | 25 |
| 38 ↓ | Nigeria | 24 | 2021 | 36 | 26 |
| 38 ↓ | Central African Republic | 24 | 2021 | 36 | 26 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 23 | 2021 | 41 | 24 |
| 42 | Eritrea | 22 | 2021 | 42 | 21 |
| 43 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 21 | 2021 | 44 | 19 |
| 43 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 21 | 2021 | 44 | 19 |
| 45 ↓ | Chad | 20 | 2019 | 44 | 19 |
| 45 ↓ | Comoros | 20 | 2021 | 42 | 21 |
| 47 ↓ | Burundi | 19 | 2021 | 44 | 19 |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18 | 2020 | 48 | 18 |
| 49 ↓ | Libya | 17 | 2021 | 48 | 18 |
| 49 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 17 | 2021 | 50 | 16 |
| 51 ↓ | Sudan | 16 | 2020 | 50 | 16 |
| 52 | Somalia | 12 | 2020 | 52 | 9 |
The Corruption Perceptions Index is an indicator of perceptions of public sector corruption, i.e. administrative and political corruption. The indicator values are determined by using information from surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions.
