CPI-2025-Report- Transparency International Belgium
Publication / February 2026
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025 ranks 182 countries and territories: the global average dropped to 42, and 122 countries score below 50, signalling widespread public sector corruption.
Read the full report: https://transparencybelgium.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CPI-2025-Report-EN.pdf
2025 Rule of Law Report
Country Chapter on the rule of law situation in Belgium
Publication / July 2025
On 8 July, the European Commission released its annual Rule of Law Report, offering a comprehensive assessment of the state of democracy and the rule of law across all EU Member States. While the Commission recognises that Belgium upholds key democratic standards, its performance could be significantly improved were it not hampered by external pressures, notably fiscal constraints and the worrying influence of organised crime.
Read the full report here: 5fe5bb71-2898-4079-ad5a-19a3ff595a62_en
Citizens’ attitudes towards corruption in the EU in 2025 – Eurobarometer 2025
Publication / July 2025
“This Eurobarometer survey is designed to explore the level of corruption perceived and experienced by EU citizens. It has been conducted ten times since its first edition in 2005. It covers the following areas: general perceptions of corruption including acceptability, its perceived extent, and the perceived changes in incidence in recent years; detailed attitudes to corruption in public institutions and business, and the effectiveness of government, the judicial system, and institutions in tackling corruption; personal experience of bribery, and the incidence of corruption in contact with institutions; corruption at the workplace; whether corruption was reported, awarness of where to report corruption and the level of trust in various authorities to deal with it.”
Check out the Belgian specifics here: Citizens_ Attitudes Towards Corruption in the EU in 2025_SP561_factsheet_be_fr
Beyond perceptions: Applying behavioural insights to the OECD Public Integrity Indicators
Publication / March 25th 2025
“Understanding the real-life decisions that drive corruption at the individual level is key to designing effective anti-corruption measures. Comparing results from bribery experiments to data from the OECD Public Integrity Indicators provides new insights into how behaviour correlates to certain anti-corruption measures.”
Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Publication / February 6th 2025
The Corruption Perceptions Index scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of publics sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
Publication / December 16th 2024
The publication provides a blueprint for the implementation of the Integrity Pact to safeguard high-value public procurements and investments.
Standards for integrity in political finance: A global policy position
Publication / December 11th 2024
Corruption enters politics through illicit funds and opaque donations. These backdoors must be closed.
