| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 1.23 | 2020 | 1 | 0.97 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 0.83 | 2020 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 3 | Botswana | 0.63 | 2020 | 3 | 0.69 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 0.55 | 2020 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 5 ↑ | Mauritius | 0.47 | 2020 | 6 | 0.27 |
| 6 ↓ | Namibia | 0.32 | 2020 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2 | 2019 | 7 | 0.19 |
| 8 ↑ | South Africa | 0.06 | 2020 | 9 | -0.03 |
| 9 ↓ | Senegal | 0.04 | 2019 | 8 | -0.02 |
| 10 | Lesotho | -0.09 | 2020 | 10 | -0.05 |
| 10 ↑ | Tunisia | -0.09 | 2019 | 11 | -0.06 |
| 12 ↑ | Burkina Faso | -0.1 | 2020 | 13 | -0.2 |
| 13 ↓ | Ghana | -0.12 | 2020 | 12 | -0.1 |
| 14 ↑ | Gambia | -0.3 | 2019 | 18 | -0.46 |
| 15 | Benin | -0.34 | 2019 | 15 | -0.39 |
| 16 ↓ | Morocco | -0.35 | 2020 | 14 | -0.29 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | -0.36 | 2020 | 17 | -0.41 |
| 18 ↓ | Tanzania | -0.39 | 2020 | 16 | -0.4 |
| 19 ↑ | Malawi | -0.4 | 2020 | 29 | -0.78 |
| 20 ↓ | Sierra Leone | -0.43 | 2019 | 19 | -0.49 |
| 21 ↓ | Swaziland | -0.46 | 2020 | 19 | -0.49 |
| 22 ↓ | Ivory Coast | -0.53 | 2020 | 21 | -0.54 |
| 23 | Algeria | -0.64 | 2020 | 23 | -0.62 |
| 24 ↓ | Niger | -0.66 | 2020 | 22 | -0.56 |
| 25 ↓ | Zambia | -0.7 | 2020 | 24 | -0.64 |
| 26 ↑ | Mozambique | -0.72 | 2020 | 31 | -0.81 |
| 27 ↑ | Togo | -0.74 | 2020 | 28 | -0.75 |
| 28 ↓ | Mali | -0.78 | 2020 | 26 | -0.7 |
| 29 ↑ | Kenya | -0.79 | 2019 | 32 | -0.85 |
| 30 ↓ | Egypt | -0.81 | 2020 | 25 | -0.67 |
| 31 ↓ | Djibouti | -0.86 | 2019 | 27 | -0.71 |
| 31 ↓ | Mauritania | -0.86 | 2019 | 30 | -0.8 |
| 33 | Liberia | -0.87 | 2020 | 33 | -0.89 |
| 34 ↑ | Guinea | -0.91 | 2019 | 36 | -1.04 |
| 35 ↓ | Gabon | -0.92 | 2020 | 34 | -0.93 |
| 36 ↑ | Madagascar | -1 | 2018 | 37 | -1.05 |
| 37 ↑ | Uganda | -1.05 | 2020 | 39 | -1.17 |
| 38 | Nigeria | -1.1 | 2020 | 38 | -1.1 |
| 39 ↑ | Cameroon | -1.13 | 2020 | 40 | -1.21 |
| 40 ↓ | Comoros | -1.19 | 2020 | 35 | -1.02 |
| 41 ↑ | Zimbabwe | -1.23 | 2018 | 42 | -1.27 |
| 42 ↓ | Central African Republic | -1.28 | 2020 | 41 | -1.23 |
| 43 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -1.32 | 2020 | 47 | -1.45 |
| 44 ↑ | Eritrea | -1.33 | 2020 | 45 | -1.39 |
| 45 ↓ | Sudan | -1.39 | 2020 | 44 | -1.37 |
| 46 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | -1.41 | 2019 | 43 | -1.35 |
| 46 | Chad | -1.41 | 2020 | 46 | -1.42 |
| 48 | Burundi | -1.53 | 2020 | 48 | -1.46 |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.55 | 2019 | 49 | -1.5 |
| 50 | Libya | -1.62 | 2020 | 50 | -1.6 |
| 51 ↑ | Somalia | -1.67 | 2020 | 52 | -1.79 |
| 52 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -1.69 | 2020 | 51 | -1.72 |
The index for Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests.
