Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
151st
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2020
All-time low
-0.8378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2005
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Ecuador, 1996–2025

-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.51996201020251996: -0.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.758 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.805 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.672 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.775 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.838 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.785 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.713 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.701 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.668 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.583 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.754 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.722 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.764 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.626 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.631 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.655 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.705 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.774 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.736 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2025, control of corruption - governance estimate in Ecuador stood at -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Ecuador peaked at -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.8378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 151st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ecuador, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.9%
2000 -0.758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.9%
2002 -0.805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.2%
2003 -0.6719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.5%
2004 -0.7748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.3%
2005 -0.8378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.1%
2006 -0.8143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.8%
2007 -0.7851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2008 -0.7134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.1%
2009 -0.7009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2010 -0.7103 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.3%
2011 -0.6679 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.0%
2012 -0.6108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.5%
2013 -0.5829 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2014 -0.7544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.4%
2015 -0.7222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.3%
2016 -0.7644 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.8%
2017 -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2018 -0.6258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.1%
2019 -0.5262 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.9%
2020 -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2021 -0.631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.9%
2022 -0.6549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.8%
2023 -0.7052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.7%
2024 -0.7739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.7%
2025 -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.8%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5262 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 148 Egypt -0.7008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 149 Togo -0.7052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 150 Cuba -0.7278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 152 Niger -0.7371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 153 Peru -0.7553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 154 Nepal -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Ecuador?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Ecuador was -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Ecuador ranks 151st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.