Corruption perception index score of EU member states 2023

In 2023, Denmark was the EU country with the highest corruption perception index score, implying that it is the least corrupt country in the European Union. The other Nordic countries in the EU, Finland and Sweden, also have high scores and are second and third in this statistic respectively. Bulgaria and Hungary have the lowest index score of all EU countries with a score of 45 and 42 respectively. The index itself is a composite indicator that includes data on the perception of corruption in areas such as bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and effectiveness of governments' anti-corruption efforts. The highest possible score in perception of corruption is 0, whereas a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived in the respective country.