This time the CPI is presented for 180 countries (last year there were 176). New Zealand topped the ranking, the top lines are traditionally occupied by Scandinavian countries (Finland and Norway share the 3rd place, Denmark - in 2nd place, Sweden - in 6th place) and Singapore (6th position in the ranking). At the end of the ranking are Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan and Somalia.

Russia, as last year, received 29 points and ranked 135th (in 2016, our country ranked 131st, the change in position was due to an increase in the number of countries studied). While some experts say that major corruption scandals have not affected the assessment of the presence of positive changes in the fight against corruption, it should be noted that the perception of corruption and its assessment in principle are unreliable indicators of the real growth of the state's efforts to combat corruption. Thus, the scandals that broke out in 2015-2016 in the upper echelons of the country's government, which are not a reliable indicator of the real growth in the fight against corruption.

Background: Transparency International has been regularly presenting the Corruption Perceptions Index for 25 years, during which time the methodology for calculating the CPI has changed several times. In particular, the current 100-point scoring system was introduced only in 2012. The CPI is based on surveys of experts and entrepreneurs and is designed to illustrate the level of perception of corruption in the public sector. TI does not conduct its own surveys, but uses data from 13 different external sources (such as the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, and the World Bank).