Corruption in Jamaica - Transparency International

 

Rank

74/198

Score

43/100

-4

Jamaica's score over time

This data is between 2012-2019. Data between 1995-2011 is excluded because our methodology was different.

CPI score
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*The confidence interval reflects the variance in the value of the source data that comprise the CPI score.


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