Sweden remains among the countries with the lowest corruption in the world, but its position has worsened in recent years.

Omissions

• The claim's phrasing 'recent years' is imprecise: the CPI score was unchanged between 2024 and 2025 (both 80 points), while the decline is more clearly visible over a longer horizon (peak of 95 in 1998, average 89, current 80).
• Sweden's absolute score (80/100) still places it among the very top-ranked countries globally, so 'position has worsened' describes a relative decline from an already very high base rather than a drop out of the top tier.
• The search results did not yield the precise year-by-year ranking positions for the most recent years; the trend is confirmed by score data rather than by a documented rank change.

Sources

• PrimaryTransparency International — Corruption Perceptions Index 2025The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks 182 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.
• SecondaryTrading Economics — Sweden Corruption IndexSweden scored 80 points out of 100 on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Index in Sweden averaged 89.06 Points from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 95.00 Points in 1998 and a record low of 80.00 Points in 2025.
• SecondaryThe Global Economy — Sweden Corruption Perceptions IndexSweden: Corruption Perceptions Index, 100 = no corruption: The latest value from 2025 is 80 points, unchanged from 80 points in 2024.