Dominican Republic and Guyana are the only countries in the Americas that have registered significant improvements in the perception of corruption In recent years, according to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2025published this Tuesday by International Transparency.
The report indicates that, since 2012, 12 of the 33 countries evaluated in the region have worsened considerably, while only Dominican Republicwith 37 pointsand Guyanawith 40have made sustained progress in the perception of integrity in the public sector.
International Transparency points out that, although the regional average remains in 42 out of 100without relevant advances, the results of both countries contrast with the general trend of stagnation and setback in the fight against corruption in the Americas.
However, the report warns that the corruption continues to be a regional challengewith direct impacts on people’s lives, citizen security and democratic strengthening, by facilitating the expansion of the racketeering transnational and weaken public institutions.
In the Dominican case, the CPI 2025 reflects a progressive improvement in the perception of corruption, in a regional context marked by setbacks. Guyana, for its part, also shows progress, although the report points out the need to strengthen the protection of civic space and independent media.
International Transparency emphasizes that consolidating these advances requires strengthening the judicial independenceguarantee the accountabilityprotect fundamental freedoms and maintain sustained policies of transparency and prevention of corruption.
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The corruption continues to harm the lives of millions of people in the Americas and feeding the violence in the region, according to Corruption Perception Index (IPC) 2025, published this Tuesday by International Transparency.
The report reveals that the region obtained an average score of 42 out of 100without showing significant progress in the fight against corruption. Since 2012, 12 of the 33 countries evaluated have worsened considerably, while only Dominican Republic (37) and Guyana (40) recorded relevant improvements.
International Transparency warns that years of government inaction have weakened the democracy and facilitated the growth of racketeering transnational, with direct effects on human rights, public services and citizen security.
For years, the corruption has allowed the racketeering transnational corporation infiltrates the politics of countries like Mexico (27), Brazil (35) and Colombia (37), promoting impunity and injustice. Currently, Costa Rica (56) and Uruguay (73), the strongest democracies in Latin America and with the best results in the CPI, also suffer the violence fed by the corruption and the racketeering. For their part, countries with failed and co-opted institutions, such as Nicaragua (14) and Haiti (16), continue to be subsumed in the corruption and entrenched criminal networks.
