CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public was 2.42 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries stood at 2.42 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries peaked at 2.73 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.42 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
That places Least developed countries 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.73 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 2.72 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.72 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.64 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.62 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.62 1=low to 6=high | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.62 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.62 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.57 1=low to 6=high | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.59 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.55 1=low to 6=high | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.53 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.47 1=low to 6=high | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.45 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.69 1=low to 6=high | 2.64 1=low to 6=high | 2.73 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.62 1=low to 6=high | 2.57 1=low to 6=high | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2.42 1=low to 6=high | 2.58 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries?
- Cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public in Least developed countries was 2.42 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Transparency, Accountability, and Corruption in the Public Sector criterion assesses the extent to which the executive, legislators, and other high-level officials can be held accountable for their use of funds, administrative decisions, and results obtained. Accountability is generally enhanced by transparency in decision-making, access to relevant and timely information, public and media scrutiny, and by institutional checks (e.g., inspector general, ombudsman, or independent audit) on the authority of the chief executive. The criterion covers four dimensions: (a) the accountability of the executive and other top officials to effective oversight institutions; (b) access of civil society to timely and reliable information on public affairs and public policies, including fiscal information (on public expenditures, revenues, and large contract awards); (c) state capture by narrow vested interests; and (d) integrity in the management of public resources, including aid and natural resource revenues.