Corruption in Mexico

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. Many of these dimensions have evolved as a product of Mexico's legacy of elite, oligarchic consolidation of power and authoritarian rule. In Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, Mexico was scored 27 out of 100, where 0 is "highly corrupt" and 100 is "very clean". This is an eight-point loss compared to Mexico's highest score in 2014, and a insignificant increase compared to 2024, when Mexico scored its lowest ever at 26. When ranked by score, Mexico ranked 141th among the 182 countries in the 2025 Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. For comparison with regional scores, the best score among the countries of the Americas was 75 (Canada), the average score was 42 and the lowest score was 10 (Venezuela). For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 89 (Denmark, ranked 1), the average score was 42, and the worst score was 9 (Somalia and South Sudan, both ranked 181 in a tie).