Corruption perceptions index (i80)
- 31/10/2025
- objective
- assessment assessment
In 2024, Belgium scored 69 on 100 on the corruption perceptions index. To achieve the sustainable development goal by 2030, this figure must increase. Between 2012 and 2024, the trend is unfavourable (assessment of November 2025).
Corruption perceptions index - Belgium and international comparison
score 0-100
| 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024//2012 | 2024//2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 75.0 | 77.0 | 75.0 | 76.0 | 73.0 | 69.0 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| EU27 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 62.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| //: Average Growth Rates | ||||||||
Source: Eurostat (2025), Corruption Perceptions Index , sdg_16_50, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, last update of data 25/04/2025 23:00 (consulted on 30/06/2025).
Definition: the corruption perceptions index measures to what extent a country’s public sector is perceived as corrupt on a scale of 0 (very corrupt) to 100 (corruption-free). It is a composite indicator based on questionnaires on and assessments of corruption by 13 different experts of which an average is calculated. The data come from Transparency International and are published by Eurostat.
Goal: the corruption perceptions index must increase, which means that corruption decreases.
The Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs adopted by the UN in 2015 include target 16.5: “Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all its forms”.
UN indicator: the selected indicator does not correspond to any monitoring indicator for the SDGs but is related to target 16.5. The Transparency International indicator is an indicator used to monitor the evolution of corruption on a global scale.
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