Guatemala: corruption perception index 2012-2023

Since 2012, the corruption perception index score in Guatemala has been overall continuously decreasing. In 2022, the country registered 24 points, the same as the previous year. Guatemala ranks at the bottom among other Latin American countries on their perceived corruption index score.

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