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

Italy: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) was 59.82 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
59.82 0-100
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
60th
of 208 countries
All-time high
63.79 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
47.39 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

02040601996201020251996: 62.1 0-1001998: 60.6 0-1002000: 63.8 0-1002002: 61.8 0-1002003: 58.3 0-1002004: 57.4 0-1002005: 59.1 0-1002006: 59 0-1002007: 55.8 0-1002008: 54.4 0-1002009: 53.9 0-1002010: 52.5 0-1002011: 53.4 0-1002012: 50.5 0-1002013: 48 0-1002014: 47.4 0-1002015: 49.6 0-1002016: 50.8 0-1002017: 52.2 0-1002018: 53.2 0-1002019: 53.9 0-1002020: 56.5 0-1002021: 59.3 0-1002022: 59.9 0-1002023: 59.5 0-1002024: 59.1 0-1002025: 59.8 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, control of corruption - governance score in Italy stood at 59.82 0-100.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Italy peaked at 63.79 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.39 0-100, in 2014.

Italy ranks 60th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Italy, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 62.12 0-100 —
1998 60.56 0-100 -2.5%
2000 63.79 0-100 +5.3%
2002 61.81 0-100 -3.1%
2003 58.25 0-100 -5.8%
2004 57.41 0-100 -1.4%
2005 59.05 0-100 +2.9%
2006 59.03 0-100 -0.0%
2007 55.82 0-100 -5.4%
2008 54.36 0-100 -2.6%
2009 53.86 0-100 -0.9%
2010 52.5 0-100 -2.5%
2011 53.44 0-100 +1.8%
2012 50.51 0-100 -5.5%
2013 47.98 0-100 -5.0%
2014 47.39 0-100 -1.2%
2015 49.64 0-100 +4.8%
2016 50.77 0-100 +2.3%
2017 52.19 0-100 +2.8%
2018 53.22 0-100 +2.0%
2019 53.91 0-100 +1.3%
2020 56.55 0-100 +4.9%
2021 59.26 0-100 +4.8%
2022 59.92 0-100 +1.1%
2023 59.47 0-100 -0.8%
2024 59.06 0-100 -0.7%
2025 59.82 0-100 +1.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 59.82 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 89% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 59.82 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.34 0-100 60.56 0-100 62.12 0-100 2
2000s 58.15 0-100 53.86 0-100 63.79 0-100 9
2010s 51.15 0-100 47.39 0-100 53.91 0-100 10
2020s 59.01 0-100 56.55 0-100 59.92 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 57 Cayman Islands 60.24 0-100 compare
  2. 58 Botswana 59.94 0-100 compare
  3. 59 Antigua and Barbuda 59.9 0-100 compare
  4. 61 Tuvalu 59.8 0-100 compare
  5. 62 Macao 59.62 0-100 compare
  6. 63 Malaysia 59.42 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Italy?
Control of corruption - governance score in Italy was 59.82 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 63.79 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 47.39 0-100 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Italy ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Italy. Statizoid. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/control-of-corruption-governance-score-0-100-2/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/control-of-corruption-governance-score-0-100-2/italy/">Control of Corruption - Governance score in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed