Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Croatia

Croatia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) was 50.63 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
50.63 0-100
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
86th
of 208 countries
All-time high
57.34 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
33.36 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Croatia, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 33.4 0-1001998: 33.9 0-1002000: 50 0-1002002: 57.3 0-1002003: 56.2 0-1002004: 53.6 0-1002005: 52.2 0-1002006: 50.9 0-1002007: 50.2 0-1002008: 49.4 0-1002009: 49.2 0-1002010: 50.5 0-1002011: 50.3 0-1002012: 50 0-1002013: 50.5 0-1002014: 50.1 0-1002015: 51.3 0-1002016: 50 0-1002017: 48.6 0-1002018: 48.5 0-1002019: 48.6 0-1002020: 49.9 0-1002021: 50 0-1002022: 50.3 0-1002023: 51.2 0-1002024: 50.4 0-1002025: 50.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Croatia is 50.63 0-100, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Croatia peaked at 57.34 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.36 0-100, in 1996.

That places Croatia 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Croatia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 33.36 0-100 —
1998 33.92 0-100 +1.7%
2000 49.98 0-100 +47.3%
2002 57.34 0-100 +14.7%
2003 56.24 0-100 -1.9%
2004 53.58 0-100 -4.7%
2005 52.19 0-100 -2.6%
2006 50.94 0-100 -2.4%
2007 50.21 0-100 -1.4%
2008 49.45 0-100 -1.5%
2009 49.15 0-100 -0.6%
2010 50.46 0-100 +2.7%
2011 50.34 0-100 -0.2%
2012 50.04 0-100 -0.6%
2013 50.52 0-100 +1.0%
2014 50.1 0-100 -0.8%
2015 51.25 0-100 +2.3%
2016 49.98 0-100 -2.5%
2017 48.63 0-100 -2.7%
2018 48.55 0-100 -0.2%
2019 48.56 0-100 +0.0%
2020 49.93 0-100 +2.8%
2021 50.03 0-100 +0.2%
2022 50.26 0-100 +0.4%
2023 51.21 0-100 +1.9%
2024 50.39 0-100 -1.6%
2025 50.63 0-100 +0.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 50.63 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 76% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 50.63 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 84% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Croatia 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 +47.3% 33.92 0-100 49.98 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.64 0-100 33.36 0-100 33.92 0-100 2
2000s 52.12 0-100 49.15 0-100 57.34 0-100 9
2010s 49.84 0-100 48.55 0-100 51.25 0-100 10
2020s 50.41 0-100 49.93 0-100 51.21 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 83 Namibia 51.03 0-100 compare
  2. 84 New Caledonia 50.81 0-100 compare
  3. 85 Sao Tome and Principe 50.63 0-100 compare
  4. 87 Armenia 50.31 0-100 compare
  5. 88 Montenegro 49.57 0-100 compare
  6. 89 China 49.47 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Croatia?
Control of corruption - governance score in Croatia was 50.63 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 57.34 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.36 0-100 in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Croatia ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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