Costa Rica: corruption perception index 2012-2024

In Costa Rica, the corruption perception index score has been continuously improving from 2019 to 2021, reaching 58 points. Nevertheless, this Latin American country has seen better corruption perception levels from 2016 to 2017. 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.