Hong Kong has been consistently ranked as one of the least corrupt places in the world

Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, Transparency International

• The Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International is a composite indicator which aggregates data from a number of different data sources that provide perceptions of experts and business people around the globe of the level of corruption in the public sector.

• Hong Kong has consistently remained in the band of the top 20 with very low level of corruption in the world in the Corruption Perceptions Index since its launch in 1995. Among 182 countries/territories in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, Hong Kong is ranked the 12th least corrupt place, 5 places higher than last year and one of the top performers in the Asia-Pacific region.

  Ranking	Country/Territory	Score*
  1	Denmark	89
  2	Finland	88
  3	Singapore	84
  4	New Zealand	81
  10	Germany	77
  12	Hong Kong	76
  12	Australia	76
  20	United Kingdom	70
  29	United States of America	64

  * on a scale of 0-100, with 100 being the least corrupt

• Source: Corruption Perceptions Index 2025