Control of Corruption in Uganda

Uganda: Control of Corruption was -0.8992 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
-0.8992
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.6037
in 1996
All-time low
-0.9417
in 2002
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Control of Corruption in Uganda, 1996–2011

-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.61996200320111996: -0.6041998: -0.9182000: -0.8522002: -0.9422003: -0.7972004: -0.7472005: -0.8462006: -0.7532007: -0.7972008: -0.8222009: -0.9062010: -0.8952011: -0.899

Source: "World Bank Institute. ".

Analysis

Uganda recorded -0.8992 for control of corruption in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption in Uganda peaked at -0.6037 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.9417, in 2002.

That places Uganda 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.7607 -0.9176 -0.6037 2
2000s -0.8292 -0.9417 -0.7474 9
2010s -0.8973 -0.8992 -0.8954 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 33 Gabon -0.7678 compare
  2. 34 Sierra Leone -0.7744 compare
  3. 35 Central African Republic -0.8465 compare
  4. 37 Kenya -0.9154 compare
  5. 38 Cameroon -0.9656 compare
  6. 39 Togo -0.9924 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption in Uganda?
Control of corruption in Uganda was -0.8992 in 2011, according to "World Bank Institute. ".
What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was -0.6037 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9417 in 2002.
How does Uganda rank for control of corruption?
Uganda ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is control of corruption rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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.