Control of corruption - Country rankings

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

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was -0.03 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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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
Taiwan	1.21	30	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	1.18	31	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.18	32	1996 - 2021
USA	1.05	33	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	1.04	34	1996 - 2021
Chile	0.98	35	1996 - 2021
Israel	0.86	36	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	0.85	37	1996 - 2021
Macao	0.85	38	1996 - 2021
Aruba	0.83	39	2004 - 2021
Qatar	0.81	40	1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.8	41	2004 - 2021
Portugal	0.77	42	1996 - 2021
South Korea	0.76	43	1996 - 2021
Latvia	0.75	44	1996 - 2021
Spain	0.74	45	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	0.72	46	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.69	47	1996 - 2021
Georgia	0.69	48	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	0.67	49	2004 - 2021
Czechia	0.64	50	1996 - 2021
Samoa	0.63	51	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	0.6	52	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0.59	53	2004 - 2021
Dominica	0.58	54	1996 - 2021
Poland	0.57	55	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	0.56	56	2004 - 2021
Italy	0.54	57	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.52	58	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.5	59	1996 - 2021
Fiji	0.47	60	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	0.47	61	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0.4	62	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.39	63	1996 - 2021
Malta	0.32	64	1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.31	65	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	0.28	66	2004 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0.26	67	1996 - 2021
Namibia	0.26	68	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	0.26	69	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.24	70	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.21	71	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	0.17	72	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	0.17	73	1996 - 2021
Oman	0.09	74	1996 - 2021
Armenia	0.07	75	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.06	76	1996 - 2021
Senegal	0.06	77	1996 - 2021
China	0.05	78	1996 - 2021
Jordan	0.05	79	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.04	80	1996 - 2021
South Africa	0.02	81	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	-0.02	82	1998 - 2021
Vanuatu	-0.02	83	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	-0.03	84	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	-0.03	85	1996 - 2021
Romania	-0.04	86	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.06	87	1996 - 2021
Ghana	-0.11	88	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	-0.14	89	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.15	90	1996 - 2021
Guyana	-0.17	91	1996 - 2021
Tunisia	-0.23	92	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-0.24	93	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	-0.24	94	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	-0.24	95	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	-0.28	96	1996 - 2021
India	-0.29	97	1996 - 2021
Vietnam	-0.29	98	1996 - 2021
Belize	-0.3	99	1996 - 2021
Malawi	-0.3	100	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.32	101	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.33	102	1996 - 2021
Colombia	-0.34	103	1996 - 2021
North Macedonia	-0.35	104	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.36	105	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.36	106	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.37	107	1996 - 2021
Maldives	-0.37	108	1996 - 2021
Tonga	-0.38	109	2004 - 2021
Turkey	-0.39	110	1996 - 2021
Argentina	-0.4	111	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-0.4	112	1996 - 2021
Suriname	-0.4	113	1996 - 2021
Indonesia	-0.43	114	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.43	115	1996 - 2021
Palau	-0.43	116	2008 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-0.43	117	1996 - 2021
Serbia	-0.44	118	1996 - 2021
Moldova	-0.45	119	1996 - 2021
Thailand	-0.46	120	1996 - 2021
Brazil	-0.48	121	1996 - 2021
Philippines	-0.51	122	1996 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.53	123	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	-0.53	124	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.53	125	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.55	126	1996 - 2021
Albania	-0.56	127	1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	-0.57	128	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	-0.57	129	1996 - 2021
Panama	-0.57	130	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-0.61	131	1996 - 2021
Peru	-0.63	132	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-0.64	133	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-0.65	134	1996 - 2021
Angola	-0.66	135	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.67	136	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-0.68	137	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.71	138	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-0.74	139	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.75	140	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	-0.76	141	1996 - 2021
Ukraine	-0.77	142	1996 - 2021
Djibouti	-0.78	143	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.79	144	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.81	145	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-0.81	146	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-0.82	147	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	-0.83	148	1996 - 2021
Gabon	-0.85	149	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-0.86	150	1996 - 2021
Mali	-0.87	151	1996 - 2021
Russia	-0.9	152	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-0.92	153	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-0.93	154	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.96	155	1996 - 2021
Guinea	-1	156	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-1	157	1996 - 2021
Uganda	-1	158	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	-1.01	159	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.03	160	1996 - 2021
Laos	-1.04	161	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-1.07	162	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-1.07	163	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-1.09	164	1996 - 2021
Iran	-1.1	165	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-1.12	166	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.14	167	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-1.17	168	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-1.18	169	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.23	170	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-1.23	171	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-1.24	172	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-1.24	173	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-1.25	174	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.26	175	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-1.29	176	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.29	177	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-1.3	178	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-1.34	179	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.37	180	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-1.42	181	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-1.42	182	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.48	183	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.55	184	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.57	185	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.57	186	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-1.58	187	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-1.61	188	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-1.61	189	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-1.65	190	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-1.78	191	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.78	192	1996 - 2021

Economic outlook

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.

1. Denmark

2. Finland

3. New Zealand

4. Singapore

5. Norway

6. Sweden

7. Netherlands

8. Switzerland

9. Luxembourg

10. Germany

11. Iceland

12. Australia

13. Hong Kong

14. Liechtenstein

15. UK

16. Canada

17. Ireland

18. Seychelles

19. Uruguay

20. Japan

21. Bhutan

22. Estonia

23. Belgium

24. Andorra

25. Bermuda

26. France

27. Austria

28. Brunei

29. Barbados

30. Taiwan

31. Bahamas

32. UA Emirates

33. USA

34. Cape Verde

35. Chile

36. Israel

37. Lithuania

38. Macao

39. Aruba

40. Qatar

41. St. Vincent & ...

42. Portugal

43. South Korea

44. Latvia

45. Spain

46. Slovenia

47. Botswana

48. Georgia

49. Tuvalu

50. Czechia

51. Samoa

52. Rwanda

53. Saint Lucia

54. Dominica

55. Poland

56. Micronesia

57. Italy

58. Grenada

59. Costa Rica

60. Fiji

61. Mauritius

62. Puerto Rico

63. Cyprus

64. Malta

65. Saudi Arabia

66. Kiribati

67. Ant.& Barb.

68. Namibia

69. S.T.&Principe

70. Slovakia

71. Greece

72. Bahrain

73. Malaysia

74. Oman

75. Armenia

76. Croatia

77. Senegal

78. China

79. Jordan

80. Hungary

81. South Africa

82. Montenegro

83. Vanuatu

84. Jamaica

85. Kuwait

86. Romania

87. Burkina Faso

88. Ghana

89. Solomon Isl.

90. Benin

91. Guyana

92. Tunisia

93. Belarus

94. Bulgaria

95. Kazakhstan

96. Tr.&Tobago

97. India

98. Vietnam

99. Belize

100. Malawi

101. Lesotho

102. Sri Lanka

103. Colombia

104. North Macedonia

105. Gambia

106. Tanzania

107. Ivory Coast

108. Maldives

109. Tonga

110. Turkey

111. Argentina

112. Ethiopia

113. Suriname

114. Indonesia

115. Morocco

116. Palau

117. Sierra Leone

118. Serbia

119. Moldova

120. Thailand

121. Brazil

122. Philippines

123. El Salvador

124. Mongolia

125. Nepal

126. Niger

127. Albania

128. Domin. Rep.

129. Ecuador

130. Panama

131. Algeria

132. Peru

133. Bosnia & Herz.

134. Swaziland

135. Angola

136. Togo

137. Egypt

138. Kenya

139. Palestine

140. Zambia

141. Papua N.G.

142. Ukraine

143. Djibouti

144. Pakistan

145. Mozambique

146. Uzbekistan

147. Mauritania

148. Azerbaijan

149. Gabon

150. Bolivia

151. Mali

152. Russia

153. Liberia

154. Madagascar

155. Bangladesh

156. Guinea

157. Mexico

158. Uganda

159. Paraguay

160. Burma

161. Laos

162. Honduras

163. Nigeria

164. Cameroon

165. Iran

166. Kyrgyzstan

167. Afghanistan

168. Guatemala

169. Cambodia

170. C.A. Republic

171. Lebanon

172. Eritrea

173. Nicaragua

174. Iraq

175. Zimbabwe

176. Comoros

177. Sudan

178. G.-Bissau

179. Tajikistan

180. R. of Congo

181. Haiti

182. Turkmenistan

183. Chad

184. DR Congo

185. Eq. Guinea

186. Libya

187. Burundi

188. North Korea

189. Venezuela

190. Yemen

191. Somalia

192. Syria

2.37

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

1.63

1.62

1.57

1.55

1.54

1.48

1.33

1.31

1.27

1.25

1.24

1.21

1.18

1.05

1.04

0.98

0.86

0.85

0.83

0.81

0.80

0.77

0.76

0.75

0.74

0.72

0.69

0.67

0.64

0.63

0.60

0.59

0.58

0.57

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.50

0.47

0.40

0.39

0.32

0.31

0.28

0.26

0.24

0.21

0.17

0.09

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.02

-0.02

-0.03

-0.04

-0.06

-0.11

-0.14

-0.15

-0.17

-0.23

-0.24

-0.28

-0.29

-0.30

-0.32

-0.33

-0.34

-0.35

-0.36

-0.37

-0.38

-0.39

-0.40

-0.43

-0.44

-0.45

-0.46

-0.48

-0.51

-0.53

-0.55

-0.56

-0.57

-0.61

-0.63

-0.64

-0.65

-0.66

-0.67

-0.68

-0.71

-0.74

-0.75

-0.76

-0.77

-0.78

-0.79

-0.81

-0.82

-0.83

-0.85

-0.86

-0.87

-0.90

-0.92

-0.93

-0.96

-1.00

-1.01

-1.03

-1.04

-1.07

-1.09

-1.10

-1.12

-1.14

-1.17

-1.18

-1.23

-1.24

-1.25

-1.26

-1.29

-1.30

-1.34

-1.37

-1.42

-1.48

-1.55

-1.57

-1.58

-1.61

-1.65

-1.78

-0.7

0.3

1.3

2.37

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