Corruption Perceptions Index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Corruption Perceptions Index was 41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corruption Perceptions Index in Tanzania, 2012–2024
Source: Transparency International (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 41 for corruption perceptions index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corruption perceptions index in Tanzania peaked at 41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 81st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.75 | 30 | 37 | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.2 | 38 | 41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 79 Albania 42 compare
- 79 Ghana 42 compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 41 compare
- 81 Cuba 41 compare
- 81 Hungary 41 compare
- 81 South Africa 41 compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 41 compare
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.673 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.297 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.245 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corruption perceptions index in Tanzania?
- Corruption perceptions index in Tanzania was 41 in 2024, according to Transparency International (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corruption perceptions index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest corruption perceptions index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for corruption perceptions index?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corruption perceptions index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Transparency International (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corruption Perceptions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
A country’s score, from 0 (most corrupt) to 100 (least corrupt), that reflects the average of expert surveys on public sector corruption, including misuse of office and bribery.