Control of Corruption - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 18.04 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.04 0-100
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
195th
of 206 countries
All-time high
22.33 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
14.79 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024

051015201996201020241996: 19.2 0-1001998: 19.2 0-1002000: 19.1 0-1002002: 19 0-1002003: 19 0-1002004: 19.4 0-1002005: 17.4 0-1002006: 20.3 0-1002007: 20.3 0-1002008: 20.3 0-1002009: 22.2 0-1002010: 22.3 0-1002011: 22.3 0-1002012: 22.3 0-1002013: 21.3 0-1002014: 15.7 0-1002015: 15.7 0-1002016: 14.8 0-1002017: 14.8 0-1002018: 17.1 0-1002019: 17.1 0-1002020: 17.1 0-1002021: 17.1 0-1002022: 17.1 0-1002023: 17 0-1002024: 18 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in Equatorial Guinea stood at 18.04 0-100.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22.33 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.79 0-100, in 2017.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Equatorial Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 19.21 0-100
1998 19.18 0-100 -0.2%
2000 19.09 0-100 -0.5%
2002 19.02 0-100 -0.3%
2003 19 0-100 -0.1%
2004 19.42 0-100 +2.2%
2005 17.38 0-100 -10.5%
2006 20.33 0-100 +17.0%
2007 20.29 0-100 -0.2%
2008 20.3 0-100 +0.0%
2009 22.18 0-100 +9.2%
2010 22.33 0-100 +0.7%
2011 22.32 0-100 -0.1%
2012 22.29 0-100 -0.1%
2013 21.34 0-100 -4.2%
2014 15.67 0-100 -26.6%
2015 15.69 0-100 +0.1%
2016 14.8 0-100 -5.7%
2017 14.79 0-100 -0.1%
2018 17.1 0-100 +15.7%
2019 17.13 0-100 +0.2%
2020 17.14 0-100 +0.0%
2021 17.13 0-100 -0.1%
2022 17.12 0-100 -0.0%
2023 16.99 0-100 -0.7%
2024 18.04 0-100 +6.1%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 18.04 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.19 0-100, 44% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 18.04 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Governance score in Equatorial Guinea 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
2014 -26.6% 21.34 0-100 15.67 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.19 0-100 19.18 0-100 19.21 0-100 2
2000s 19.67 0-100 17.38 0-100 22.18 0-100 9
2010s 18.35 0-100 14.79 0-100 22.33 0-100 10
2020s 17.28 0-100 16.99 0-100 18.04 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 192 Congo 19.04 0-100 compare
  2. 193 Nicaragua 18.85 0-100 compare
  3. 194 Burundi 18.25 0-100 compare
  4. 196 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.18 0-100 compare
  5. 197 Libya 16.85 0-100 compare
  6. 198 Haiti 16.68 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Equatorial Guinea?
Control of corruption - governance score in Equatorial Guinea was 18.04 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22.33 0-100 in 2010.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 14.79 0-100 in 2017.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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