Control of corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Control of corruption (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 193 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 2.4 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: -1.79 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
Denmark 2.4 1 1996 - 2022
Finland 2.25 2 1996 - 2022
New Zealand 2.16 3 1996 - 2022
Singapore 2.09 4 1996 - 2022
Norway 2.07 5 1996 - 2022
Sweden 2.06 6 1996 - 2022
Switzerland 2.01 7 1996 - 2022
Netherlands 1.92 8 1996 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.88 9 1996 - 2022
Germany 1.82 10 1996 - 2022
Australia 1.76 11 1996 - 2022
Liechtenstein 1.71 12 1996 - 2022
Seychelles 1.7 13 1996 - 2022
Ireland 1.67 14 1996 - 2022
Canada 1.66 15 1996 - 2022
UK 1.62 16 1996 - 2022
Hong Kong 1.61 17 1996 - 2022
Uruguay 1.61 18 1996 - 2022
Iceland 1.57 19 1996 - 2022
Estonia 1.54 20 1996 - 2022
Japan 1.54 21 1996 - 2022
Bhutan 1.51 22 1996 - 2022
Belgium 1.5 23 1996 - 2022
Barbados 1.28 24 1996 - 2022
Andorra 1.27 25 1996 - 2022
Bermuda 1.27 26 1996 - 2022
Monaco 1.27 27 2015 - 2022
San Marino 1.27 28 2015 - 2022
Austria 1.26 29 1996 - 2022
Bahamas 1.26 30 1996 - 2022
France 1.26 31 1996 - 2022
Brunei 1.17 32 1996 - 2022
UA Emirates 1.16 33 1996 - 2022
USA 1.1 34 1996 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.98 35 1996 - 2022
Chile 0.97 36 1996 - 2022
Macao 0.87 37 1996 - 2022
Qatar 0.8 38 1996 - 2022
Israel 0.78 39 1996 - 2022
Slovenia 0.77 40 1996 - 2022
Aruba 0.76 41 2004 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.76 42 2004 - 2022
Lithuania 0.75 43 1996 - 2022
South Korea 0.75 44 1996 - 2022
Portugal 0.73 45 1996 - 2022
Latvia 0.69 46 1996 - 2022
Spain 0.69 47 1996 - 2022
Botswana 0.66 48 1996 - 2022
Czechia 0.66 49 1996 - 2022
Tuvalu 0.65 50 2004 - 2022
Georgia 0.62 51 1996 - 2022
Palau 0.6 52 2008 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0.58 53 2004 - 2022
Rwanda 0.56 54 1996 - 2022
Samoa 0.55 55 1996 - 2022
Dominica 0.54 56 1996 - 2022
Italy 0.53 57 1996 - 2022
Poland 0.51 58 1996 - 2022
Grenada 0.48 59 1996 - 2022
Micronesia 0.48 60 2004 - 2022
Costa Rica 0.47 61 1996 - 2022
Cyprus 0.42 62 1996 - 2022
Mauritius 0.41 63 1996 - 2022
Fiji 0.39 64 1996 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.36 65 1996 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.31 66 1996 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.28 67 1996 - 2022
Malaysia 0.25 68 1996 - 2022
Kiribati 0.24 69 2004 - 2022
Malta 0.24 70 1996 - 2022
Namibia 0.22 71 1996 - 2022
Slovakia 0.21 72 1996 - 2022
Croatia 0.15 73 1996 - 2022
Bahrain 0.14 74 1996 - 2022
Kuwait 0.13 75 1996 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.12 76 1996 - 2022
Jordan 0.07 77 1996 - 2022
Oman 0.05 78 1996 - 2022
Greece 0.04 79 1996 - 2022
Armenia 0.03 80 1996 - 2022
China 0.02 81 1996 - 2022
Romania 0.02 82 1996 - 2022
Jamaica -0.02 83 1996 - 2022
Senegal -0.03 84 1996 - 2022
Vanuatu -0.03 85 1996 - 2022
Ghana -0.05 86 1996 - 2022
Burkina Faso -0.08 87 1996 - 2022
Hungary -0.1 88 1996 - 2022
Benin -0.12 89 1996 - 2022
Montenegro -0.12 90 1998 - 2022
Bulgaria -0.16 91 1996 - 2022
Solomon Isl. -0.18 92 1996 - 2022
Kazakhstan -0.19 93 1996 - 2022
Belize -0.24 94 1996 - 2022
Tunisia -0.25 95 1996 - 2022
Gambia -0.28 96 1996 - 2022
Vietnam -0.29 97 1996 - 2022
Guyana -0.3 98 1996 - 2022
India -0.32 99 1996 - 2022
North Macedonia -0.32 100 1996 - 2022
South Africa -0.32 101 1996 - 2022
Moldova -0.34 102 1996 - 2022
Tanzania -0.34 103 1996 - 2022
Ivory Coast -0.35 104 1996 - 2022
Colombia -0.36 105 1996 - 2022
Lesotho -0.36 106 1996 - 2022
Morocco -0.36 107 1996 - 2022
Sri Lanka -0.38 108 1996 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago -0.38 109 1996 - 2022
Maldives -0.4 110 1996 - 2022
Albania -0.41 111 1996 - 2022
Suriname -0.41 112 1996 - 2022
Tonga -0.42 113 2004 - 2022
Indonesia -0.43 114 1996 - 2022
Domin. Rep. -0.44 115 1996 - 2022
Ethiopia -0.44 116 1996 - 2022
Argentina -0.45 117 1996 - 2022
Thailand -0.45 118 1996 - 2022
Serbia -0.46 119 1996 - 2022
Turkey -0.47 120 1996 - 2022
Nepal -0.53 121 1996 - 2022
Zambia -0.53 122 1996 - 2022
Philippines -0.54 123 1996 - 2022
Mongolia -0.56 124 1996 - 2022
Sierra Leone -0.56 125 1996 - 2022
Brazil -0.57 126 1996 - 2022
Belarus -0.58 127 1996 - 2022
Niger -0.59 128 1996 - 2022
Angola -0.6 129 1996 - 2022
Malawi -0.61 130 1996 - 2022
Ecuador -0.63 131 1996 - 2022
Panama -0.63 132 1996 - 2022
Ukraine -0.63 133 1996 - 2022
Algeria -0.64 134 1996 - 2022
El Salvador -0.64 135 1996 - 2022
Togo -0.65 136 1996 - 2022
Swaziland -0.67 137 1996 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. -0.68 138 1996 - 2022
Egypt -0.68 139 1996 - 2022
Palestine -0.7 140 1996 - 2022
Papua N.G. -0.7 141 1996 - 2022
Kenya -0.76 142 1996 - 2022
Uzbekistan -0.76 143 1996 - 2022
Djibouti -0.79 144 1996 - 2022
Mauritania -0.8 145 1996 - 2022
Pakistan -0.8 146 1996 - 2022
Peru -0.81 147 1996 - 2022
Mozambique -0.84 148 1996 - 2022
Mali -0.88 149 1996 - 2022
Bolivia -0.89 150 1996 - 2022
Liberia -0.93 151 1996 - 2022
Laos -0.97 152 1996 - 2022
Russia -0.98 153 1996 - 2022
Honduras -1 154 1996 - 2022
Guinea -1.01 155 1996 - 2022
Madagascar -1.01 156 1996 - 2022
Mexico -1.01 157 1996 - 2022
Azerbaijan -1.04 158 1996 - 2022
Uganda -1.04 159 1996 - 2022
Gabon -1.05 160 1996 - 2022
Bangladesh -1.08 161 1996 - 2022
Paraguay -1.09 162 1996 - 2022
Nigeria -1.1 163 1996 - 2022
Cameroon -1.13 164 1996 - 2022
Iran -1.13 165 1996 - 2022
Lebanon -1.13 166 1996 - 2022
Burma -1.15 167 1996 - 2022
Afghanistan -1.18 168 1996 - 2022
G.-Bissau -1.19 169 1996 - 2022
Guatemala -1.21 170 1996 - 2022
Iraq -1.21 171 1996 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan -1.23 172 1996 - 2022
Cambodia -1.24 173 1996 - 2022
Comoros -1.24 174 1996 - 2022
C.A. Republic -1.25 175 1996 - 2022
Zimbabwe -1.26 176 1996 - 2022
Eritrea -1.28 177 1996 - 2022
Nicaragua -1.29 178 1996 - 2022
R. of Congo -1.36 179 1996 - 2022
Sudan -1.4 180 1996 - 2022
Tajikistan -1.43 181 1996 - 2022
Turkmenistan -1.44 182 1996 - 2022
Haiti -1.46 183 1996 - 2022
Chad -1.49 184 1996 - 2022
Burundi -1.52 185 1996 - 2022
Libya -1.53 186 1996 - 2022
DR Congo -1.54 187 1996 - 2022
Eq. Guinea -1.6 188 1996 - 2022
North Korea -1.61 189 1996 - 2022
Venezuela -1.65 190 1996 - 2022
Yemen -1.68 191 1996 - 2022
Syria -1.78 192 1996 - 2022
Somalia -1.79 193 1996 - 2022



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. Denmark
2. Finland
3. New Zealand
4. Singapore
5. Norway
6. Sweden
7. Switzerland
8. Netherlands
9. Luxembourg
10. Germany
11. Australia
12. Liechtenstein
13. Seychelles
14. Ireland
15. Canada
16. UK
17. Hong Kong
18. Uruguay
19. Iceland
20. Estonia
21. Japan
22. Bhutan
23. Belgium
24. Barbados
25. Andorra
26. Bermuda
27. Monaco
28. San Marino
29. Austria
30. Bahamas
31. France
32. Brunei
33. UA Emirates
34. USA
35. Cape Verde
36. Chile
37. Macao
38. Qatar
39. Israel
40. Slovenia
41. Aruba
42. St. Vincent & ...
43. Lithuania
44. South Korea
45. Portugal
46. Latvia
47. Spain
48. Botswana
49. Czechia
50. Tuvalu
51. Georgia
52. Palau
53. Saint Lucia
54. Rwanda
55. Samoa
56. Dominica
57. Italy
58. Poland
59. Grenada
60. Micronesia
61. Costa Rica
62. Cyprus
63. Mauritius
64. Fiji
65. Saudi Arabia
66. Ant.& Barb.
67. S.T.&Principe
68. Malaysia
69. Kiribati
70. Malta
71. Namibia
72. Slovakia
73. Croatia
74. Bahrain
75. Kuwait
76. Puerto Rico
77. Jordan
78. Oman
79. Greece
80. Armenia
81. China
82. Romania
83. Jamaica
84. Senegal
85. Vanuatu
86. Ghana
87. Burkina Faso
88. Hungary
89. Benin
90. Montenegro
91. Bulgaria
92. Solomon Isl.
93. Kazakhstan
94. Belize
95. Tunisia
96. Gambia
97. Vietnam
98. Guyana
99. India
100. North Macedonia
101. South Africa
102. Moldova
103. Tanzania
104. Ivory Coast
105. Colombia
106. Lesotho
107. Morocco
108. Sri Lanka
109. Tr.&Tobago
110. Maldives
111. Albania
112. Suriname
113. Tonga
114. Indonesia
115. Domin. Rep.
116. Ethiopia
117. Argentina
118. Thailand
119. Serbia
120. Turkey
121. Nepal
122. Zambia
123. Philippines
124. Mongolia
125. Sierra Leone
126. Brazil
127. Belarus
128. Niger
129. Angola
130. Malawi
131. Ecuador
132. Panama
133. Ukraine
134. Algeria
135. El Salvador
136. Togo
137. Swaziland
138. Bosnia & Herz.
139. Egypt
140. Palestine
141. Papua N.G.
142. Kenya
143. Uzbekistan
144. Djibouti
145. Mauritania
146. Pakistan
147. Peru
148. Mozambique
149. Mali
150. Bolivia
151. Liberia
152. Laos
153. Russia
154. Honduras
155. Guinea
156. Madagascar
157. Mexico
158. Azerbaijan
159. Uganda
160. Gabon
161. Bangladesh
162. Paraguay
163. Nigeria
164. Cameroon
165. Iran
166. Lebanon
167. Burma
168. Afghanistan
169. G.-Bissau
170. Guatemala
171. Iraq
172. Kyrgyzstan
173. Cambodia
174. Comoros
175. C.A. Republic
176. Zimbabwe
177. Eritrea
178. Nicaragua
179. R. of Congo
180. Sudan
181. Tajikistan
182. Turkmenistan
183. Haiti
184. Chad
185. Burundi
186. Libya
187. DR Congo
188. Eq. Guinea
189. North Korea
190. Venezuela
191. Yemen
192. Syria
193. Somalia
2.40
2.25
2.16
2.09
2.07
2.06
2.01
1.92
1.88
1.82
1.76
1.71
1.70
1.67
1.66
1.62
1.61
1.61
1.57
1.54
1.54
1.51
1.50
1.28
1.27
1.27
1.27
1.27
1.26
1.26
1.26
1.17
1.16
1.10
0.98
0.97
0.87
0.80
0.78
0.77
0.76
0.76
0.75
0.75
0.73
0.69
0.69
0.66
0.66
0.65
0.62
0.60
0.58
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.51
0.48
0.48
0.47
0.42
0.41
0.39
0.36
0.31
0.28
0.25
0.24
0.24
0.22
0.21
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.07
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
-0.02
-0.03
-0.03
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-0.12
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-0.16
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-0.19
-0.24
-0.25
-0.28
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-0.30
-0.32
-0.32
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-0.34
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-0.45
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-0.53
-0.53
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-0.56
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-0.58
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-0.65
-0.67
-0.68
-0.68
-0.70
-0.70
-0.76
-0.76
-0.79
-0.80
-0.80
-0.81
-0.84
-0.88
-0.89
-0.93
-0.97
-0.98
-1.00
-1.01
-1.01
-1.01
-1.04
-1.04
-1.05
-1.08
-1.09
-1.10
-1.13
-1.13
-1.13
-1.15
-1.18
-1.19
-1.21
-1.21
-1.23
-1.24
-1.24
-1.25
-1.26
-1.28
-1.29
-1.36
-1.40
-1.43
-1.44
-1.46
-1.49
-1.52
-1.53
-1.54
-1.60
-1.61
-1.65
-1.68
-1.78
-1.79
-1.79
-0.7
0.3
1.4
2.4


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