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

Tanzania: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
120th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2006
All-time low
-0.7285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020251996: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.722 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.726 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.728 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.582 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.655 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.294 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.341 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.675 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.586 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.438 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.358 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.348 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.303 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.274 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.357 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.366 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.353 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.312 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.334 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

Tanzania recorded -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for control of corruption - governance estimate in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance estimate in Tanzania peaked at -0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.7285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

Tanzania ranks 120th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Tanzania, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.0%
2000 -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2002 -0.7285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2003 -0.6911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2004 -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.8%
2005 -0.6552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.6%
2006 -0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -69.8%
2007 -0.2944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +48.7%
2008 -0.3412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.9%
2009 -0.3691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.2%
2010 -0.4896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +32.7%
2011 -0.5101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.2%
2012 -0.6094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.5%
2013 -0.6748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.7%
2014 -0.6403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2015 -0.5858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.5%
2016 -0.438 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.2%
2017 -0.3583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.2%
2018 -0.3477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2019 -0.3033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.8%
2020 -0.2744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.5%
2021 -0.3574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.2%
2022 -0.3659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2023 -0.3526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2024 -0.3115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.7%
2025 -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.2%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.7787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.3326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 117 Albania -0.3011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 118 Colombia -0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 119 Maldives -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 121 Trinidad and Tobago -0.3386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 122 Ethiopia -0.3744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 123 Guyana -0.3772 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance estimate in Tanzania?
Control of corruption - governance estimate in Tanzania was -0.3339 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was -0.198 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance estimate recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Tanzania rank for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Tanzania ranks 120th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance estimate rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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
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.