What Transparency International does

Transparency International (legally Transparency International e.V., registered as a German Civil Law Association) is the leading global anti-corruption organization, founded in 1993 by former World Bank official Peter Eigen and headquartered in Berlin with regional offices in Brussels, Washington D.C., London, and Melbourne. The organization operates as an independent, non-governmental, non-profit movement with national chapters in over 100 countries, coordinated through an International Secretariat.

Its core products are research indices and advocacy services rather than technology products. The flagship is the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually since 1995 and now covering 182 countries, complemented by the Global Corruption Barometer (since 2003, the world's largest public survey on corruption), the newly launched Opacity in Real Estate Ownership (OREO) Index (2025), and a library of publications and toolkits. Operational programs include the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) network of 60+ local offices that have supported over 400,000 people to report corruption, Integrity Pacts for public procurement monitoring, the Climate Governance Integrity Programme, and the convening International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC).

TI is funded entirely through donations and grants from government agencies, multilateral institutions, foundations, private sector donors, and individuals; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization monetizes none of its outputs commercially — research is free, ALAC services are free to citizens, and corporate engagement is structured as voluntary anti-corruption commitments (8,000+ companies). Its digital infrastructure is standard nonprofit technology (WordPress-class website, Salesforce/Pardot CRM, Stripe payments, Google Analytics), with the Knowledge Hub platform functioning as the main practitioner-facing resource portal.

Name

Transparency International

Legal name

Transparency International e. V.

Website

https://transparency.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Transparency International is a Berlin-based non-profit founded in 1993 that leads the global anti-corruption movement through research indices (CPI, GCB, OREO), a 100+ country chapter network, and Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres serving 400,000+ citizens, funded entirely by donations and grants.

Ownership category

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Product category

Anti-corruption advocacy and governance research

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Anti-Corruption, Integrity & Transparency (BPADAGAC), Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption advocacy
• Governance research
• Transparency monitoring
• Public integrity
• Corruption measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Transparency International produces and disseminates research, advocacy, and citizen-support services aimed at stopping corruption and promoting transparency, accountability and integrity. Its flagship deliverables are the annual Corruption Perceptions Index and the Global Corruption Barometer, supported by a worldwide network of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres, the Knowledge Hub, the International Anti-Corruption Conference, and integrity-focused programs for public procurement, climate governance and investigative collaboration.

Product overview

Transparency International operates as a global anti-corruption movement rather than a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of research indices, advocacy platforms, and support services centered on fighting corruption worldwide. The core offerings include the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) - a global ranking of 182 countries, and the Global Corruption Barometer - the world's largest public corruption survey. These are complemented by the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) network supporting 400,000+ citizens to report corruption, the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), and the Knowledge Hub providing anti-corruption resources and helpdesk services. Additional programs include Integrity Pacts for public procurement monitoring, the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium, and the Climate Governance Integrity Programme. The organization maintains over 100 national chapters and produces publications, toolkits, and training courses as part of its mission to promote transparency and accountability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): The leading global ranking of public sector corruption, published annually since 1995.
• Global Corruption Barometer (GCB)
• International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC)
• Integrity Pacts
• Global Anti-Corruption Consortium (GACC)
• Climate Governance Integrity Programme

Products and services

• Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) The leading global ranking of public sector corruption, scoring 182 countries and territories on perceived corruption levels; published annually since 1995 and used by governments, media, multilaterals and researchers.
• Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) The world's largest public survey on corruption, collecting first-hand data on how people experience and perceive corruption in their daily lives; surveys tens of thousands of citizens worldwide.
• Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) A network of more than 60 local centres worldwide that support citizens in reporting corruption and provide legal advice, having helped 400,000+ people report corruption worldwide.
• International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) The world's largest anti-corruption gathering bringing together government, business, investigative journalism and civil society to advance the anti-corruption agenda.
• Knowledge Hub An online platform providing anti-corruption resources, research, toolkits, courses, and access to an Anti-Corruption Helpdesk for practitioners and researchers.
• Integrity Pacts A transparency tool that uses collective action to safeguard public procurement by monitoring contracts between governments and private companies.
• Global Anti-Corruption Consortium (GACC) A collaborative initiative combining data journalism and investigative techniques to expose and combat corruption.
• Climate Governance Integrity Programme An initiative addressing corruption risks in climate governance and environmental policy implementation.
• Opacity in Real Estate Ownership (OREO) Index An index assessing jurisdictions on vulnerability to money laundering through property markets; first edition (March 2025) covered 24 jurisdictions and found no country achieves a perfect score, with 10 jurisdictions scoring below 5 out of 10.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 people supported to report corruption through ALACs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Partnership for the 'Voices for Transparency' photography exhibition showcasing individuals harmed by offshore financial secrecy. TBIJ organized the exhibition in partnership with Transparency International, OCCRP, and Lighthouse Reports, opening at St Katharine Cree church in London and moving to the Houses of Parliament.
• OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Partnership for the 'Voices for Transparency' photography exhibition developed with TBIJ, OCCRP, and Lighthouse Reports to showcase victims of offshore secrecy including fraud survivors and those harmed through anonymous shell companies.
• Lighthouse ReportsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Partnership for the 'Voices for Transparency' photography exhibition developed with TBIJ, OCCRP, and Lighthouse Reports to present real victims of offshore secrecy from jurisdictions like Guernsey, Jersey, and British Virgin Islands.
• Anti-Corruption Data CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025Joint publication of the Opacity in Real Estate Ownership (OREO) Index, the first index assessing 24 jurisdictions on vulnerability to money laundering through property markets. The index found that no country achieves a perfect score, with 10 jurisdictions scoring below 5 out of 10.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Budget Partnership: Works globally to ensure governments are accountable to their citizens through open, responsive budget processes. Closely aligned with TI's public-finance accountability and beneficial-ownership transparency work.
• Basel Institute on Governance: A Swiss-based non-profit that works on public governance, anti-corruption, and asset recovery. Operates the International Centre for Asset Recovery and similar practitioner tools that overlap with TI's anti-corruption training and advisory mandate.
• Global Integrity: An independent non-profit that produces evidence-based research and reporting on governance and anti-corruption mechanisms in countries around the world. Directly comparable to TI in producing indices and country-level accountability assessments.
• Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI): An independent non-profit that promotes responsible management of oil, gas, and mineral resources for public benefit. Directly comparable to TI's extractives-sector programs and the 'Resource Governance Index' parallels the CPI methodology.
• Global Financial Integrity (GFI): A non-profit that produces research and policy analysis on illicit financial flows, trade misinvoicing, and beneficial ownership. Strongly comparable to TI's work on financial secrecy, offshore vehicles, and money laundering through real estate.
• OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project): A network of investigative journalists reporting on organized crime and corruption. Already a TI partner (Voices for Transparency exhibition, 2026) and operates as a peer in the data-driven anti-corruption journalism space.
• Open Government Partnership: A multilateral initiative that promotes transparent, accountable, and responsive governance across 75+ countries. OGP operates in the same transparency/open-government space as TI's government-accountability and anti-corruption work, with overlapping national chapter ecosystems.

Regional players

• Transparency International Australia: An independent national chapter of TI focused on Australia's mining-sector corruption and the Asia-Pacific region. Relevant as a comparable national-chapter peer within TI's own federated network, particularly for cross-jurisdictional benchmarking.

Emerging players

• The B Team: A coalition of business and civil society leaders promoting responsible business conduct, including anti-corruption commitments. Comparable as a private-sector-led anti-corruption platform that overlaps with TI's corporate sustainability initiative.

Broad incumbents

• FATF (Financial Action Task Force): An intergovernmental body that sets standards and promotes effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats. A larger, more established player in the same anti-money-laundering/financial-integrity space TI addresses via OREO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/anticorruption
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TransparencyIntl
• Facebookfacebook.com/TransparencyInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transparency-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/Transparency_International
• TikToktiktok.com/@transparencyintl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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