Control of Corruption - Governance score in Netherlands

Netherlands: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 86.52 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86.52 0-100
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
93.41 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
84.84 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801001996201020241996: 93.4 0-1001998: 93.1 0-1002000: 91.8 0-1002002: 88.8 0-1002003: 88.5 0-1002004: 86.4 0-1002005: 88 0-1002006: 89.6 0-1002007: 90.3 0-1002008: 89.8 0-1002009: 89.1 0-1002010: 88.1 0-1002011: 88.6 0-1002012: 89.6 0-1002013: 86.9 0-1002014: 87.3 0-1002015: 85.6 0-1002016: 86.5 0-1002017: 84.8 0-1002018: 87.3 0-1002019: 87.3 0-1002020: 89.6 0-1002021: 88.9 0-1002022: 86.7 0-1002023: 86 0-1002024: 86.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 86.52 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Netherlands peaked at 93.41 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 84.84 0-100, in 2017.

Netherlands ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Netherlands, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 93.41 0-100
1998 93.06 0-100 -0.4%
2000 91.77 0-100 -1.4%
2002 88.83 0-100 -3.2%
2003 88.48 0-100 -0.4%
2004 86.43 0-100 -2.3%
2005 87.99 0-100 +1.8%
2006 89.55 0-100 +1.8%
2007 90.33 0-100 +0.9%
2008 89.8 0-100 -0.6%
2009 89.12 0-100 -0.8%
2010 88.12 0-100 -1.1%
2011 88.64 0-100 +0.6%
2012 89.56 0-100 +1.0%
2013 86.88 0-100 -3.0%
2014 87.3 0-100 +0.5%
2015 85.57 0-100 -2.0%
2016 86.47 0-100 +1.1%
2017 84.84 0-100 -1.9%
2018 87.26 0-100 +2.9%
2019 87.32 0-100 +0.1%
2020 89.65 0-100 +2.7%
2021 88.91 0-100 -0.8%
2022 86.67 0-100 -2.5%
2023 85.98 0-100 -0.8%
2024 86.52 0-100 +0.6%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 86.52 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 68.9 0-100, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 86.52 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.28 0-100, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.24 0-100 93.06 0-100 93.41 0-100 2
2000s 89.14 0-100 86.43 0-100 91.77 0-100 9
2010s 87.2 0-100 84.84 0-100 89.56 0-100 10
2020s 87.54 0-100 85.98 0-100 89.65 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 6 Sweden 87.68 0-100 compare
  2. 7 Norway 87.55 0-100 compare
  3. 8 New Zealand 86.89 0-100 compare
  4. 10 Australia 85.34 0-100 compare
  5. 11 Iceland 84.87 0-100 compare
  6. 12 Monaco 84.3 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Netherlands?
Control of corruption - governance score in Netherlands was 86.52 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 93.41 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 84.84 0-100 in 2017.
How does Netherlands rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Netherlands ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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