In 2020, New Zealand reached a Corruption Perception Index of 88 and was considered the least corrupt country in the world alongside Denmark. A score of 0 indicates high perceptions of corruption and a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived.
Points considered when calculating the perception of New Zealand's levels of corruption include: bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and how effective public sector anti-corruption efforts have proven to be.
Corruption perception index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020
The corruption perception index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people. To compile the corruption perception index data is pooled from various surveys and studies and a score between 0 and 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
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Transparency International. (February 8, 2021). Corruption perception index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809546/new-zealand-corruption-perception-index/
Transparency International. "Corruption perception index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020." Chart. February 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809546/new-zealand-corruption-perception-index/
Transparency International. (2021). Corruption perception index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809546/new-zealand-corruption-perception-index/
Transparency International. "Corruption Perception Index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809546/new-zealand-corruption-perception-index/
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Corruption perception index in New Zealand from 2012 to 2020 [Graph], Transparency International, February 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809546/new-zealand-corruption-perception-index/
