South Africa scored 41 points out of 100 on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Index in South Africa averaged 45.68 Points from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 56.80 Points in 1996 and a record low of 41.00 Points in 2011. source: Transparency International

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	100.00	126.00	Companies	Dec 2025
Business Confidence	47.00	44.00	points	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	77.80	78.30	percent	Sep 2025
Car Registrations	37190.00	35579.00	Units	Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories	25742.00	18711.00	ZAR Million	Sep 2025
SACCI Business Confidence	131.40	133.20	points	Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	101.22	101.11	points	Jan 2026
Corruption Index	41.00	41.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	81.00	82.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	17477.00	18325.00	Gigawatt-hour	Dec 2025
Gold Production YoY	1.10	-6.00	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY	-1.40	-2.00	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production MoM	-1.20	-2.10	percent	Dec 2025
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM	-1.00	1.40	percent	Dec 2025
Mining Production YoY	2.50	-2.40	percent	Dec 2025
Total New Vehicle Sales	53460.00	50520.00	Units	Feb 2026

South Africa Corruption Index

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).