Ghana has maintained a score of 43 on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), yet its global ranking slipped to 76th out of 182 countries, Transparency International Ghana reported on February 10, 2026. This marks the sixth consecutive year without a significant change in the country’s score.
The organisation attributed the stagnation to the withdrawal of corruption cases involving ruling party officials through 60/40 settlements, which it said has lowered public expectations despite high-profile initiatives such as Operation Recover All Loot.
“An unchanged CPI score highlights that government anti-corruption measures are not making the expected impact,” Transparency International Ghana stated. It pointed to persistent challenges in enforcement, political accountability, and institutional performance, urging urgent reforms to strengthen the justice system, ensure independent oversight, regulate party financing, and enhance transparency in public office.
Ghana’s CPI has hovered around 43 since 2020, after peaking at 48 in 2014 and dropping to 40 in 2017. The organisation noted that the slight increase from 42 in 2024 represents only a marginal improvement.
Despite measures in 2025—including actions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the removal of the former Chief Justice—public perception of corruption remains largely unchanged. Interference in judicial and law enforcement institutions, as well as executive influence, continue to shape these perceptions.
Transparency International Ghana recommended reforms including anti-corruption courts, adoption of the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Plan, passage of the Community Tribunal Bill, and improvements in civic space, media freedom, and compliance by non-financial businesses with anti-money laundering regulations.
The report also contextualised Ghana’s performance regionally and globally. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the lowest-ranked region with an average CPI score of 32, while the global average fell to 42—the lowest in over a decade—reflecting rising corruption even in established democracies.
“Protecting the public interest in today’s interconnected world requires both national reform and multilateral cooperation,” said François Valérian, Board Chair of Transparency International, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and human rights as key safeguards against corruption.
The CPI, first published in 1995, scores countries based on perceived public sector corruption using 13 external data sources, including international institutions and private risk consultancies.
