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Control of Corruption - Governance score in New Zealand

New Zealand: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 86.89 0-100 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
86.89 0-100
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
96.19 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
86.89 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in New Zealand, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 95.3 0-1001998: 96.2 0-1002000: 94 0-1002002: 93.1 0-1002003: 93.4 0-1002004: 92.6 0-1002005: 92.4 0-1002006: 94.3 0-1002007: 93.7 0-1002008: 93.5 0-1002009: 94 0-1002010: 93 0-1002011: 93.4 0-1002012: 92.1 0-1002013: 92.3 0-1002014: 91.7 0-1002015: 92.4 0-1002016: 92.6 0-1002017: 91.8 0-1002018: 90.2 0-1002019: 91.4 0-1002020: 91.5 0-1002021: 90.9 0-1002022: 90 0-1002023: 88.7 0-1002024: 86.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 86.89 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in New Zealand peaked at 96.19 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.89 0-100, in 2024.

New Zealand ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.72 0-100 95.26 0-100 96.19 0-100 2
2000s 93.44 0-100 92.39 0-100 94.3 0-100 9
2010s 92.08 0-100 90.24 0-100 93.36 0-100 10
2020s 89.57 0-100 86.89 0-100 91.46 0-100 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 5 Singapore 87.69 0-100 compare
  2. 6 Sweden 87.68 0-100 compare
  3. 7 Norway 87.55 0-100 compare
  4. 9 Netherlands 86.52 0-100 compare
  5. 10 Australia 85.34 0-100 compare
  6. 11 Iceland 84.87 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in New Zealand?
Control of corruption - governance score in New Zealand was 86.89 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 96.19 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 86.89 0-100 in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for control of corruption - governance score?
New Zealand ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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
205 places, 5,193 data points, 1996–2024
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