US EditionU.S. Slips to 29th Place in Global Corruption Perception Index
The United States scored 64 on Transparency International's index, marking its lowest in a decade amid weakened anti-corruption enforcement under the Trump administration.
- Last year, the United States fell to its worst-ever position in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, scoring a record low of 64.
- Transparency International cited institutional moves such as weakening the Justice Department and pausing probes last year, which curtailed enforcement of the foreign agent registration law and anti-corruption rules.
- In the ranking, the United States tied with the Bahamas and was beaten by Lithuania , Barbados and Uruguay , while Denmark topped the index with a score of 89 and the global average fell to 42.
- Transparency International warned that the vast majority of countries are failing to keep corruption under control, and actions undermining independent voices and judicial independence, plus cuts to US aid for overseas civil society, weaken global anti-corruption efforts.
- Transparency International CEO Maӓra Martini told CNN Tuesday that the U.S. decline mirrors other democracies' drops, with scandals like Mandelson's probe fueling perceptions of eroding accountability.
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US Falls to 29th in Global Corruption Index as Trust in Institutions Weakens
The United States has slumped to 29th place in global corruption rankings, its worst performance since 2012, trailing smaller economies including the Bahamas, Uruguay, and Lithuania in a humiliating slide that campaigners say reflects a collapse in trust in American institutions. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International scored the US at just 64 out of 100, down from previous years and tied with a Caribbean tax have…
The US has scored worse in the corruption ranking than ever before. Transparency International also sees other countries under pressure.
US Slips To Lowest-Ever Rank In Global Corruption Index, Denmark Tops List Again
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned Tuesday of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide and said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
US scores worst-ever result in corruption index as democracies backslide
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) has warned that corruption is worsening in democracies worldwide and said the United States had fallen to its lowest-ever score on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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