Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Guatemala, 1996–2025
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
Guatemala recorded -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for control of corruption - governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Guatemala peaked at -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2022.
That places Guatemala 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.7767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.7778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -27.3% |
| 2002 | -0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +42.4% |
| 2003 | -0.8157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -0.5967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -26.9% |
| 2005 | -0.6414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | -0.6492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | -0.6147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +21.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | -0.7983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +45.2% |
| 2013 | -0.7477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | -0.9024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +20.7% |
| 2015 | -0.9065 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -0.8562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | -0.8831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | -0.9918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | -0.9264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.4% |
| 2025 | -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's -0.9237 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, 3.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8261 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Guatemala?
- Control of corruption - governance estimate in Guatemala was -0.9237 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
- Guatemala ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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About this data
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.