By Terry Lamboi
Sierra Leone has improved its ranking in the 2025 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), moving up five places to 109 out of 182 countries, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said on Tuesday.
The country’s CPI score also rose slightly from 33 in 2024 to 34 in 2025, above the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 32, marking the second-highest score Sierra Leone has achieved since the index began. Over the past seven years, the country has climbed 21 places, from 130 in 2017.
The ACC said Sierra Leone now leads 73 countries globally in anti-corruption performance, including 30 African nations such as Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mali, and Kenya.
“While Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face widespread governance challenges, Sierra Leone has made notable progress in strengthening transparency and controlling corruption,” the ACC said in a statement.
The CPI, produced annually by Transparency International, assesses perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide.
