South Africa is the 81 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Rank in South Africa averaged 56.97 from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 83.00 in 2023 and a record low of 23.00 in 1996. source: Transparency International

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	96.00	100.00	Companies	Jan 2026
Business Confidence	47.00	44.00	points	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	77.80	78.30	percent	Sep 2025
Car Registrations	37576.00	37190.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-6246.00	17267.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
SACCI Business Confidence	131.40	133.20	points	Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	101.01	100.96	points	Feb 2026
Corruption Index	41.00	41.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	81.00	82.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	18029.00	17488.00	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Gold Production YoY	0.70	2.00	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	-0.70	-1.50	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	1.50	-1.30	percent	Jan 2026
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM	0.40	-0.40	percent	Jan 2026
Mining Production YoY	4.60	2.80	percent	Jan 2026
Total New Vehicle Sales	53460.00	50520.00	Units	Feb 2026

South Africa Corruption Rank

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index.