Control of corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Control of corruption (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 18 countries was -0.43 points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 1.17 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -1.7 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Control of corruption, 2024 Global rank Available data
UA Emirates 1.17 1 1996 - 2024
Qatar 0.75 2 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.75 3 1996 - 2024
Oman 0.51 4 1996 - 2024
Jordan 0.27 5 1996 - 2024
Bahrain 0.25 6 1996 - 2024
Kuwait 0.22 7 1996 - 2024
Tunisia -0.22 8 1996 - 2024
Morocco -0.52 9 1996 - 2024
Algeria -0.59 10 1996 - 2024
Egypt -0.83 11 1996 - 2024
Djibouti -0.89 12 1996 - 2024
Iran -1.15 13 1996 - 2024
Iraq -1.21 14 1996 - 2024
Lebanon -1.3 15 1996 - 2024
Libya -1.53 16 1996 - 2024
Yemen -1.64 17 1996 - 2024
Syria -1.7 18 1996 - 2024


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Definition: The index for Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests.

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1. UA Emirates
2. Qatar
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Oman
5. Jordan
6. Bahrain
7. Kuwait
8. Tunisia
9. Morocco
10. Algeria
11. Egypt
12. Djibouti
13. Iran
14. Iraq
15. Lebanon
16. Libya
17. Yemen
18. Syria
1.17
0.75
0.75
0.51
0.27
0.25
0.22
-0.22
-0.52
-0.59
-0.83
-0.89
-1.15
-1.21
-1.30
-1.53
-1.64
-1.70
-1.7
-1
-0.3
0.5
1.17


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