Control of Corruption in Mauritius

Mauritius: Control of Corruption was 0.6185 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.6185
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
3rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.6746
in 2010
All-time low
0.3438
in 2004
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Control of Corruption in Mauritius, 1996–2011

00.20.40.61996200320111996: 0.5441998: 0.6062000: 0.552002: 0.5652003: 0.4282004: 0.3442005: 0.3992006: 0.3872007: 0.4922008: 0.5892009: 0.6552010: 0.6752011: 0.619

Source: "World Bank Institute. ".

Analysis

In 2011, control of corruption in Mauritius stood at 0.6185.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption in Mauritius peaked at 0.6746 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3438, in 2004.

That places Mauritius 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5751 0.5442 0.606 2
2000s 0.4898 0.3438 0.6554 9
2010s 0.6466 0.6185 0.6746 2

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 1 Botswana 0.9731 compare
  2. 2 Cape Verde 0.8017 compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 0.4489 compare
  4. 5 Seychelles 0.2581 compare
  5. 6 Lesotho 0.2243 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption in Mauritius?
Control of corruption in Mauritius was 0.6185 in 2011, according to "World Bank Institute. ".
What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.6746 in 2010.
What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3438 in 2004.
How does Mauritius rank for control of corruption?
Mauritius ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is control of corruption rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from "World Bank Institute. ", published as part of Control of Corruption (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Control of Corruption (estimate)
Source
"World Bank Institute. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Control of corruption measures the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as “capture” of the state by elites and private interests. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.