Corruption in Mexico

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Corruption in Mexico has permeated several segments of society – political, economic, and social – and has greatly affected the country's legitimacy, transparency, accountability, and effectiveness.[1] Many of these dimensions have evolved as a product of Mexico's legacy of elite, oligarchic consolidation of power and authoritarian rule.[1]

Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index scored Mexico at 31 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Mexico ranked 126th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[2] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[3] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Americas[Note 1] was 76, the average score was 43 and the lowest score was 13.[4]

  1. ^ a b Edmonds-Poli and Shirk, Emily and David (2012). Contemporary Mexican Politics. USA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. p. 56.
  2. ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Mexico". Transparency.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Americas". Transparency.org. CPI2023_Map_Americas_EN.pdf. Retrieved 20 April 2024.


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