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

Israel: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
39th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.6735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2007
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.511.51996201020251996: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.839 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.674 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.685 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.676 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.754 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.745 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.849 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.739 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.692 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.923 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.885 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.947 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 0.957 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 Israel stood at 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Israel peaked at 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2007.

Israel ranks 39th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Israel, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.7%
2000 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.7%
2002 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2003 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2004 0.8196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.4%
2005 0.8067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2006 0.8388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.0%
2007 0.6735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.7%
2008 0.6891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2009 0.6845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2010 0.6759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.3%
2011 0.7202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2012 0.7536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.6%
2013 0.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2014 0.7452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6%
2015 0.8492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.0%
2016 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.6%
2017 0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.2%
2018 0.739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.4%
2019 0.7996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.2%
2020 0.6918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.5%
2021 0.9234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +33.5%
2022 0.8851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.1%
2023 0.8698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2024 0.9472 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.9%
2025 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.7949 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.8791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 36 Bahamas 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 37 Lithuania 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 38 Brunei 0.9929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 40 South Korea 0.9239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 41 Cape Verde 0.9069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 42 Qatar 0.8809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Israel?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Israel was 0.9572 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
How does Israel rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Israel ranks 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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.