Control of Corruption - Governance score in Bhutan

Bhutan: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 77.66 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.66 0-100
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
22nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
77.66 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
56.79 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Bhutan, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 63.3 0-1001998: 63 0-1002000: 56.8 0-1002002: 57.5 0-1002003: 69.5 0-1002004: 62.9 0-1002005: 67.9 0-1002006: 64.3 0-1002007: 64.9 0-1002008: 65.5 0-1002009: 63.5 0-1002010: 63.5 0-1002011: 62.3 0-1002012: 64.3 0-1002013: 63.7 0-1002014: 69.9 0-1002015: 69.7 0-1002016: 71.5 0-1002017: 77.2 0-1002018: 77.2 0-1002019: 77.5 0-1002020: 75 0-1002021: 74.6 0-1002022: 75.3 0-1002023: 75.3 0-1002024: 77.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Bhutan is 77.66 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Bhutan peaked at 77.66 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.79 0-100, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 22nd of 206 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 score in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Bhutan, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 63.29 0-100
1998 62.96 0-100 -0.5%
2000 56.79 0-100 -9.8%
2002 57.52 0-100 +1.3%
2003 69.46 0-100 +20.8%
2004 62.94 0-100 -9.4%
2005 67.87 0-100 +7.8%
2006 64.34 0-100 -5.2%
2007 64.94 0-100 +0.9%
2008 65.48 0-100 +0.8%
2009 63.48 0-100 -3.1%
2010 63.48 0-100 +0.0%
2011 62.31 0-100 -1.8%
2012 64.32 0-100 +3.2%
2013 63.75 0-100 -0.9%
2014 69.93 0-100 +9.7%
2015 69.69 0-100 -0.3%
2016 71.52 0-100 +2.6%
2017 77.23 0-100 +8.0%
2018 77.24 0-100 +0.0%
2019 77.49 0-100 +0.3%
2020 75.02 0-100 -3.2%
2021 74.57 0-100 -0.6%
2022 75.32 0-100 +1.0%
2023 75.31 0-100 -0.0%
2024 77.66 0-100 +3.1%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 77.66 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.72 0-100, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 77.66 0-100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.56 0-100, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.13 0-100 62.96 0-100 63.29 0-100 2
2000s 63.65 0-100 56.79 0-100 69.46 0-100 9
2010s 69.7 0-100 62.31 0-100 77.49 0-100 10
2020s 75.58 0-100 74.57 0-100 77.66 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 19 Uruguay 78.78 0-100 compare
  2. 20 United Kingdom 78.41 0-100 compare
  3. 21 Greenland 77.87 0-100 compare
  4. 23 Belgium 77.59 0-100 compare
  5. 24 Japan 75.32 0-100 compare
  6. 25 Austria 74.06 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Bhutan?
Control of corruption - governance score in Bhutan was 77.66 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 77.66 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 56.79 0-100 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Bhutan ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,217 data points, 1996–2024
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