Nigeria ranked 142nd out of 182 countries in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to Transparency International, underscoring continued concerns about governance and accountability in the country.
The CPI, which measures perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), assigned Nigeria a score of 26 — unchanged from 2024. Despite the steady score, the country slipped two places from its previous 140th position, reflecting relative declines as other countries made progress.
Nigeria’s performance remains significantly below the global average score of 42, which itself fell slightly from 43, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50. The ranking also places Nigeria behind 33 other African nations.
