South Africa ranks 71^st (out of 180 participating countries) on the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2017, with a score of 43/100[1] (Transparency International, 2017).

[1] This score reflects a country’s perceived level of public sector corruption whereby a score of 0 is ‘highly corrupt’ and 100 is ‘very clean’ (Transparency International, 2017).

References:

Transparency International. (2017). Transparency International – South Africa. https://www.transparency.org/country/ZAF#