Abstract
The study analyzes the perception of the level of corruption in the countries of the European Union. We decided to
summarize and explore the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for the period from 2012 to 2022 in all
EU countries - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. We then compared the 2012 results with the 2022 results for
each EU country and identified the three countries with the best percentage performance. Our study identified three
countries in the European Union, that saw the most rapid improvement in the CPI score from 2012 to 2022: Greece
(+44%), Italy (+33%) and Latvia (+20%). These achievements are interesting and significant in two contexts. Firstly,
the overall rating of the EU has increased by only 2% during this period. Secondly, our established in-depth study
group (Greece, Italy and Latvia) demonstrated not only a significant percentage increase, but also the persistence of a
positive trend. We can identify 3 trend leaders - Greece, Italy and Latvia - both in terms of percentage growth from
2012 to 2022, and in the proportion of years where there were noticeable improvement trends. It is significant that this
dynamic was not affected by the overall trend in the EU.
summarize and explore the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for the period from 2012 to 2022 in all
EU countries - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. We then compared the 2012 results with the 2022 results for
each EU country and identified the three countries with the best percentage performance. Our study identified three
countries in the European Union, that saw the most rapid improvement in the CPI score from 2012 to 2022: Greece
(+44%), Italy (+33%) and Latvia (+20%). These achievements are interesting and significant in two contexts. Firstly,
the overall rating of the EU has increased by only 2% during this period. Secondly, our established in-depth study
group (Greece, Italy and Latvia) demonstrated not only a significant percentage increase, but also the persistence of a
positive trend. We can identify 3 trend leaders - Greece, Italy and Latvia - both in terms of percentage growth from
2012 to 2022, and in the proportion of years where there were noticeable improvement trends. It is significant that this
dynamic was not affected by the overall trend in the EU.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 58-67 |
| Journal | Access to Science, Business, Innovation in Digital Economy |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Nov 2023 |
Keywords*
- corruption
- European Union
- Corruption Perceptions Index
Field of Science*
- 5.5 Law
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database