Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report records small but significant shifts in Southeastern Europe, with some countries gaining ground and others retreating.
Ο συγκεκριμένος δείκτης δεν μετρά δικαστικές υποθέσεις ούτε πραγματικά καταγεγραμμένα περιστατικά. Αποτυπώνει την εκτίμηση ειδικών και επιχειρηματικών κύκλων για το επίπεδο διαφθοράς στον δημόσιο τομέα. Η βαθμολογία κυμαίνεται από το 0 (υψηλή αντίληψη διαφθοράς) έως το 100 (υψηλή αντίληψη διαφάνειας), ενώ η τελική θέση κάθε χώρας εξαρτάται και από τις επιδόσεις των υπολοίπων κρατών. Στα κριτήρια περιλαμβάνονται η δωροδοκία, η κατάχρηση δημόσιων πόρων, η πολιτική επιρροή στη διοίκηση, η αποτελεσματικότητα των ελεγκτικών μηχανισμών, η διαφάνεια στις δηλώσεις περιουσιακών στοιχείων και η προστασία των καταγγελλόντων. Δεν αποτυπώνεται, ωστόσο, η προσωπική εμπειρία των πολιτών ούτε η διαφθορά στον ιδιωτικό τομέα.
Greece and Cyprus
Greece scores 50 points and ranks 56th among 182 countries, recording a slight increase of one point compared to 2024. The picture remains average at the European level, but without recording a spectacular improvement.
Cyprus is slightly higher, with 55 points and 49th place internationally. Despite its relatively better performance, it records a drop of one point compared to last year.
Western Balkans
Albania is showing a clear decline. Its score stands at 39 points, three less than the previous year, which also translates into a loss of eleven places in the international ranking.
Kosovo also records a slight drop, with 43 points, one less than in 2024, when it achieved its highest performance to date.
At the regional level, Montenegro remains first among neighboring countries with 46 points. North Macedonia maintains 40 points, while Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina move lower, with Serbia recording losses compared to the previous measurement.
Global picture with worrying signs
The findings for the region are part of a broader international environment of deterioration. The global average of the index stands at 42 points, the lowest level in the last decade, indicating a general decline in institutional resilience.
More than two-thirds of the countries assessed, 122 out of 180, are below 50 points. At the same time, the number of countries with scores above 80 points has decreased significantly compared to ten years ago, indicating that high transparency performance is not a given.
Of particular note is the decline even in established democracies. Countries such as the United States, France and the United Kingdom are showing a downward trend, while even countries with historically high performance are under pressure. Denmark remains at the top of the ranking for the eighth consecutive year with a score of 89.
The overall picture shows that corruption is not a regional peculiarity, but a structural challenge for public governance systems internationally, with implications for trust, accountability and institutional stability.
