Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland
Poland: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate in Poland, 1996–2025
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 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for control of corruption - governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland peaked at 0.8883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.
Poland ranks 45th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 0.7624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -29.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -67.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +117.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.431 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7724 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8447 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 90% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +117.8% | 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
| 2004 | -67.6% | 0.3685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3637 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7954 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland?
- Control of corruption - governance estimate in Poland was 0.8484 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8883 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 0.1193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
- Poland ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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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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.