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

Mali: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
164th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2006
All-time low
-0.9653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020251996: -0.512 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.813 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.819 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.647 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.628 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.491 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.548 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.567 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.591 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.658 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.621 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.635 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.699 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.738 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.764 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.897 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.852 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.849 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.939 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

Mali recorded -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for control of corruption - governance estimate in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Mali peaked at -0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.9653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Mali 164th 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 Mali, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mali, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.8129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +58.6%
2000 -0.8188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2002 -0.6473 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.9%
2003 -0.6285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.9%
2004 -0.4906 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.9%
2005 -0.4927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2006 -0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.6%
2007 -0.4789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.1%
2008 -0.5485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.5%
2009 -0.4996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.9%
2010 -0.5671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.5%
2011 -0.5405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.7%
2012 -0.6603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +22.2%
2013 -0.5909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.5%
2014 -0.6582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2015 -0.6207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2016 -0.6355 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2017 -0.6991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.0%
2018 -0.7376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2019 -0.7642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.6%
2020 -0.7761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.6%
2021 -0.8966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.5%
2022 -0.8517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.0%
2023 -0.8493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2024 -0.9653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.7%
2025 -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.7%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6474 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.8797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 161 Comoros -0.8782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 162 Guatemala -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 163 Djibouti -0.9312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 165 Mexico -0.9424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 166 Mauritania -0.9454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 167 Liberia -0.9643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Mali?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Mali was -0.9393 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was -0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Mali rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Mali ranks 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali 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
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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.