Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Malta
Malta: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate was 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2024
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
The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance estimate in Malta is 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Malta peaked at 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.
Malta ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Malta, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 0.8893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9075 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8102 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7416 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4667 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.447 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -17.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 27% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.8% | 0.4164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8131 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4228 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 76 Greece 0.2997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 78 Jordan 0.2722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 80 Bahrain 0.2541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 81 Kuwait 0.2183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 82 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Malta?
- Control of corruption - governance estimate in Malta was 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.