International

Austria improves from 25th to 21st rank in Corruption Perceptions Index

The NGO Transparency International ranks Austria in the 21st place in the new Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published on 10 February 2026, of a total of 182 participating countries. Last year, Austria finished 25th.

Austria scores 69 out of 100 possible points and shares the 21st place with Belgium and the United Arab Emirates.

As in previous year, Denmark leads the ranking with 89 points. Finland follows in second place with 88 points and Singapore in third place with 84 points.

At the bottom of the index is South Sudan (9 points), Somalia (9 points) and then Venezuela with 10 points.

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

The Corruption Perceptions Index was first published in 1995 by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International.

The index awards points to 182 countries on a scale from 0 to 100, with zero points representing a high level of perceived corruption and 100 points representing no perceived corruption at all.

Data from 13 individual indices from 12 independent institutions are used to compile the CPI. These indices are based on surveys among experts and managers.

The Corruption Perceptions Index only evaluates the public sector, i.e. politics and administration.