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

Bahrain: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 53.72 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
53.72 0-100
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
79th
of 208 countries
All-time high
59.2 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
45.05 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

02040601996201020251996: 50.2 0-1001998: 50.2 0-1002000: 50.1 0-1002002: 59.2 0-1002003: 55.5 0-1002004: 52.5 0-1002005: 51 0-1002006: 50.2 0-1002007: 50.1 0-1002008: 48.4 0-1002009: 49.6 0-1002010: 51.1 0-1002011: 52 0-1002012: 52.4 0-1002013: 53 0-1002014: 48.5 0-1002015: 48.7 0-1002016: 46.2 0-1002017: 45.1 0-1002018: 45.1 0-1002019: 46.2 0-1002020: 46.1 0-1002021: 52.1 0-1002022: 50.8 0-1002023: 52.9 0-1002024: 53.5 0-1002025: 53.7 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Bahrain is 53.72 0-100, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Bahrain peaked at 59.2 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45.05 0-100, in 2017.

Bahrain ranks 79th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 50.22 0-100 —
1998 50.19 0-100 -0.1%
2000 50.1 0-100 -0.2%
2002 59.2 0-100 +18.2%
2003 55.5 0-100 -6.3%
2004 52.53 0-100 -5.4%
2005 51.02 0-100 -2.9%
2006 50.16 0-100 -1.7%
2007 50.09 0-100 -0.1%
2008 48.44 0-100 -3.3%
2009 49.58 0-100 +2.4%
2010 51.08 0-100 +3.0%
2011 51.96 0-100 +1.7%
2012 52.41 0-100 +0.9%
2013 53.04 0-100 +1.2%
2014 48.49 0-100 -8.6%
2015 48.72 0-100 +0.5%
2016 46.19 0-100 -5.2%
2017 45.05 0-100 -2.5%
2018 45.1 0-100 +0.1%
2019 46.24 0-100 +2.5%
2020 46.06 0-100 -0.4%
2021 52.1 0-100 +13.1%
2022 50.78 0-100 -2.5%
2023 52.86 0-100 +4.1%
2024 53.52 0-100 +1.2%
2025 53.72 0-100 +0.4%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 53.72 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 80% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 53.72 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.33 0-100, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.2 0-100 50.19 0-100 50.22 0-100 2
2000s 51.85 0-100 48.44 0-100 59.2 0-100 9
2010s 48.83 0-100 45.05 0-100 53.04 0-100 10
2020s 51.51 0-100 46.06 0-100 53.72 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 76 Jordan 54.16 0-100 compare
  2. 77 Kiribati 54.03 0-100 compare
  3. 78 Kuwait 53.75 0-100 compare
  4. 80 Greece 53.1 0-100 compare
  5. 81 Malta 51.62 0-100 compare
  6. 82 Senegal 51.07 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Bahrain?
Control of corruption - governance score in Bahrain was 53.72 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 59.2 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 45.05 0-100 in 2017.
How does Bahrain rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Bahrain ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), 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
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).