* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Control of corruption (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 191 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 2.37 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: -1.78 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Control of corruption, 2021 Global rank Available data
Denmark 2.37 1 1996 - 2021
Finland 2.27 2 1996 - 2021
New Zealand 2.2 3 1996 - 2021
Singapore 2.17 4 1996 - 2021
Norway 2.14 5 1996 - 2021
Sweden 2.13 6 1996 - 2021
Netherlands 2.04 7 1996 - 2021
Switzerland 1.99 8 1996 - 2021
Luxembourg 1.87 9 1996 - 2021
Germany 1.81 10 1996 - 2021
Iceland 1.79 11 1996 - 2021
Australia 1.74 12 1996 - 2021
Hong Kong 1.71 13 1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein 1.7 14 1996 - 2021
UK 1.67 15 1996 - 2021
Canada 1.65 16 1996 - 2021
Ireland 1.65 17 1996 - 2021
Seychelles 1.63 18 1996 - 2021
Uruguay 1.62 19 1996 - 2021
Japan 1.57 20 1996 - 2021
Bhutan 1.55 21 1996 - 2021
Estonia 1.54 22 1996 - 2021
Belgium 1.48 23 1996 - 2021
Andorra 1.33 24 1996 - 2021
Bermuda 1.33 25 1996 - 2021
France 1.31 26 1996 - 2021
Austria 1.27 27 1996 - 2021
Brunei 1.25 28 1996 - 2021
Barbados 1.24 29 1996 - 2021
Bahamas 1.18 30 1996 - 2021
UA Emirates 1.18 31 1996 - 2021
USA 1.05 32 1996 - 2021
Cape Verde 1.04 33 1996 - 2021
Chile 0.98 34 1996 - 2021
Israel 0.86 35 1996 - 2021
Lithuania 0.85 36 1996 - 2021
Macao 0.85 37 1996 - 2021
Aruba 0.83 38 2004 - 2021
Qatar 0.81 39 1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0.8 40 2004 - 2021
Portugal 0.77 41 1996 - 2021
South Korea 0.76 42 1996 - 2021
Latvia 0.75 43 1996 - 2021
Spain 0.74 44 1996 - 2021
Slovenia 0.72 45 1996 - 2021
Botswana 0.69 46 1996 - 2021
Georgia 0.69 47 1996 - 2021
Tuvalu 0.67 48 2004 - 2021
Czechia 0.64 49 1996 - 2021
Samoa 0.63 50 1996 - 2021
Rwanda 0.6 51 1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0.59 52 2004 - 2021
Dominica 0.58 53 1996 - 2021
Poland 0.57 54 1996 - 2021
Micronesia 0.56 55 2004 - 2021
Italy 0.54 56 1996 - 2021
Grenada 0.52 57 1996 - 2021
Costa Rica 0.5 58 1996 - 2021
Fiji 0.47 59 1996 - 2021
Mauritius 0.47 60 1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.4 61 1996 - 2021
Cyprus 0.39 62 1996 - 2021
Malta 0.32 63 1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.31 64 1996 - 2021
Kiribati 0.28 65 2004 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.26 66 1996 - 2021
Namibia 0.26 67 1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.26 68 1996 - 2021
Slovakia 0.24 69 1996 - 2021
Greece 0.21 70 1996 - 2021
Bahrain 0.17 71 1996 - 2021
Malaysia 0.17 72 1996 - 2021
Oman 0.09 73 1996 - 2021
Armenia 0.07 74 1996 - 2021
Croatia 0.06 75 1996 - 2021
Senegal 0.06 76 1996 - 2021
China 0.05 77 1996 - 2021
Jordan 0.05 78 1996 - 2021
Hungary 0.04 79 1996 - 2021
South Africa 0.02 80 1996 - 2021
Montenegro -0.02 81 1998 - 2021
Vanuatu -0.02 82 1996 - 2021
Jamaica -0.03 83 1996 - 2021
Kuwait -0.03 84 1996 - 2021
Romania -0.04 85 1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso -0.06 86 1996 - 2021
Ghana -0.11 87 1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl. -0.14 88 1996 - 2021
Benin -0.15 89 1996 - 2021
Guyana -0.17 90 1996 - 2021
Tunisia -0.23 91 1996 - 2021
Belarus -0.24 92 1996 - 2021
Bulgaria -0.24 93 1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan -0.24 94 1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago -0.28 95 1996 - 2021
India -0.29 96 1996 - 2021
Vietnam -0.29 97 1996 - 2021
Belize -0.3 98 1996 - 2021
Malawi -0.3 99 1996 - 2021
Lesotho -0.32 100 1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka -0.33 101 1996 - 2021
Colombia -0.34 102 1996 - 2021
North Macedonia -0.35 103 1996 - 2021
Gambia -0.36 104 1996 - 2021
Tanzania -0.36 105 1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast -0.37 106 1996 - 2021
Maldives -0.37 107 1996 - 2021
Tonga -0.38 108 2004 - 2021
Turkey -0.39 109 1996 - 2021
Argentina -0.4 110 1996 - 2021
Ethiopia -0.4 111 1996 - 2021
Suriname -0.4 112 1996 - 2021
Indonesia -0.43 113 1996 - 2021
Morocco -0.43 114 1996 - 2021
Palau -0.43 115 2008 - 2021
Sierra Leone -0.43 116 1996 - 2021
Serbia -0.44 117 1996 - 2021
Moldova -0.45 118 1996 - 2021
Thailand -0.46 119 1996 - 2021
Brazil -0.48 120 1996 - 2021
Philippines -0.51 121 1996 - 2021
El Salvador -0.53 122 1996 - 2021
Mongolia -0.53 123 1996 - 2021
Nepal -0.53 124 1996 - 2021
Niger -0.55 125 1996 - 2021
Albania -0.56 126 1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep. -0.57 127 1996 - 2021
Ecuador -0.57 128 1996 - 2021
Panama -0.57 129 1996 - 2021
Algeria -0.61 130 1996 - 2021
Peru -0.63 131 1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. -0.64 132 1996 - 2021
Swaziland -0.65 133 1996 - 2021
Angola -0.66 134 1996 - 2021
Togo -0.67 135 1996 - 2021
Egypt -0.68 136 1996 - 2021
Kenya -0.71 137 1996 - 2021
Palestine -0.74 138 1996 - 2021
Zambia -0.75 139 1996 - 2021
Papua N.G. -0.76 140 1996 - 2021
Ukraine -0.77 141 1996 - 2021
Djibouti -0.78 142 1996 - 2021
Pakistan -0.79 143 1996 - 2021
Mozambique -0.81 144 1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan -0.81 145 1996 - 2021
Mauritania -0.82 146 1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan -0.83 147 1996 - 2021
Gabon -0.85 148 1996 - 2021
Bolivia -0.86 149 1996 - 2021
Mali -0.87 150 1996 - 2021
Russia -0.9 151 1996 - 2021
Liberia -0.92 152 1996 - 2021
Madagascar -0.93 153 1996 - 2021
Bangladesh -0.96 154 1996 - 2021
Guinea -1 155 1996 - 2021
Mexico -1 156 1996 - 2021
Uganda -1 157 1996 - 2021
Paraguay -1.01 158 1996 - 2021
Burma -1.03 159 1996 - 2021
Laos -1.04 160 1996 - 2021
Honduras -1.07 161 1996 - 2021
Nigeria -1.07 162 1996 - 2021
Cameroon -1.09 163 1996 - 2021
Iran -1.1 164 1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan -1.12 165 1996 - 2021
Afghanistan -1.14 166 1996 - 2021
Guatemala -1.17 167 1996 - 2021
Cambodia -1.18 168 1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic -1.23 169 1996 - 2021
Lebanon -1.23 170 1996 - 2021
Eritrea -1.24 171 1996 - 2021
Nicaragua -1.24 172 1996 - 2021
Iraq -1.25 173 1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe -1.26 174 1996 - 2021
Comoros -1.29 175 1996 - 2021
Sudan -1.29 176 1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau -1.3 177 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan -1.34 178 1996 - 2021
R. of Congo -1.37 179 1996 - 2021
Haiti -1.42 180 1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan -1.42 181 1996 - 2021
Chad -1.48 182 1996 - 2021
DR Congo -1.55 183 1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea -1.57 184 1996 - 2021
Libya -1.57 185 1996 - 2021
Burundi -1.58 186 1996 - 2021
North Korea -1.61 187 1996 - 2021
Venezuela -1.61 188 1996 - 2021
Yemen -1.65 189 1996 - 2021
Somalia -1.78 190 1996 - 2021
Syria -1.78 191 1996 - 2021


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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2.27
2.20
2.17
2.14
2.13
2.04
1.99
1.87
1.81
1.79
1.74
1.71
1.70
1.67
1.65
1.65
1.63
1.62
1.57
1.55
1.54
1.48
1.33
1.33
1.31
1.27
1.25
1.24
1.18
1.18
1.05
1.04
0.98
0.86
0.85
0.85
0.83
0.81
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0.77
0.76
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0.74
0.72
0.69
0.69
0.67
0.64
0.63
0.60
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0.58
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0.56
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0.52
0.50
0.47
0.47
0.40
0.39
0.32
0.31
0.28
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.24
0.21
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0.17
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.02
-0.02
-0.02
-0.03
-0.03
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-0.23
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-0.24
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-0.28
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-0.71
-0.74
-0.75
-0.76
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-0.78
-0.79
-0.81
-0.81
-0.82
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-0.85
-0.86
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-0.90
-0.92
-0.93
-0.96
-1.00
-1.00
-1.00
-1.01
-1.03
-1.04
-1.07
-1.07
-1.09
-1.10
-1.12
-1.14
-1.17
-1.18
-1.23
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-1.24
-1.25
-1.26
-1.29
-1.29
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-1.34
-1.37
-1.42
-1.42
-1.48
-1.55
-1.57
-1.57
-1.58
-1.61
-1.61
-1.65
-1.78
-1.78
-1.78
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0.3
1.3
2.37
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