Bahamas: corruption perception index 2012-2023

In the Bahamas, the corruption perception index score slightly increased from 63 to 64 points between 2020 and 2021. The country has seen better corruption perception levels from 2012 to 2014, when the score stood at 71. Despite that, Bahamas is among the countries with the highest corruption perception in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The worst possible score in perception of corruption is 0, whereas a score of 100 indicates that no corruption is perceived in the respective country. This index 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.