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

Mozambique: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
176th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.2198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
-1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020251996: -0.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.221 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.557 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.635 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.589 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.692 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.599 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.438 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.539 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.642 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.558 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.727 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.916 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.977 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.987 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.894 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.897 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.819 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -1.1 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 Mozambique stood at -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Mozambique peaked at -0.2198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.

That places Mozambique 176th 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 Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mozambique, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.2198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.2211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2000 -0.5574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +152.1%
2002 -0.6348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.9%
2003 -0.5891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.2%
2004 -0.6923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.5%
2005 -0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2006 -0.5992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.8%
2007 -0.5066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.4%
2008 -0.4384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.5%
2009 -0.539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.0%
2010 -0.6417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.0%
2011 -0.6565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2012 -0.5583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.0%
2013 -0.7271 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.2%
2014 -0.8367 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.1%
2015 -0.9163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.5%
2016 -0.977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2017 -0.9874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.1%
2018 -0.8937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.5%
2019 -0.8967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2020 -0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.7%
2021 -0.8186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.6%
2022 -0.8871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.4%
2023 -0.9098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.6%
2024 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.7%
2025 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mozambique 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 -152.1% -0.2211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.2204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.8091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9228 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 173 Guinea -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 174 Nigeria -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 175 Pakistan -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 177 Kyrgyzstan -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 178 Uganda -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 179 Iran -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Mozambique?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Mozambique was -1.1 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was -0.2198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
How does Mozambique rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Mozambique ranks 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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.