Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Poland

Poland: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate was 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
46th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
All-time low
0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Poland, 1996–2024

0.20.40.60.81996201020241996: 0.843 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.496 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.344 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.361 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.113 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.325 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.318 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.427 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.639 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.762 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.774 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.836 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.871 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.829 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.716 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.744 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.687 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.667 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.753 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.794 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

Poland recorded 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for control of corruption - governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland peaked at 0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.

Poland ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.8425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.7502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.0%
2000 0.4963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -33.8%
2002 0.3442 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.6%
2003 0.3612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.9%
2004 0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -68.8%
2005 0.2505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +122.4%
2006 0.325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.7%
2007 0.3179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.2%
2008 0.4273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.4%
2009 0.5739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.3%
2010 0.6391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2011 0.7619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.2%
2012 0.8135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.8%
2013 0.8071 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8%
2014 0.7738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.1%
2015 0.8357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.0%
2016 0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.2%
2017 0.8294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.7%
2018 0.7768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.3%
2019 0.7163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.8%
2020 0.7442 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.9%
2021 0.687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.7%
2022 0.6674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.9%
2023 0.7535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.9%
2024 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.4%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 80% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Poland 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
2005 +122.4% 0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.3565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.7292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 43 South Korea 0.8496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 44 Latvia 0.8251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 45 Portugal 0.8242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 47 Qatar 0.7548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 48 Saudi Arabia 0.7528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 49 Spain 0.7146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland was 0.7941 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
How does Poland rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Poland ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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
205 places, 5,191 data points, 1996–2024
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.