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Corruption perceptions index during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the corruption perceptions index changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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1Con Theresa May13 Jul 2016 – 24 Jul 2019 −4.0 points 2016 → 2019−1.3 points/yr
2Con Boris Johnson24 Jul 2019 – 6 Sep 2022 −4.0 points 2019 → 2022−1.3 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is cleaner · Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI score): perceived public-sector corruption as business people and country experts rate it, comparable from 2012, the score as TI publishes it with its confidence interval · United Kingdom data · as of Sep 2026.

Sources: ONS (national accounts, Labour Force Survey, average weekly earnings, CPI, public sector finances; regional GVA, ASHE, population estimates and model-based unemployment via nomis), HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, GISCO, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons. Every chart is indexed to the office-holder's first day. Correlation is not credit. CreditsPrivacy