Control of Corruption - Governance score in Benin

Benin: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 42.98 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.98 0-100
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
47.14 0-100
in 2020
All-time low
30.79 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

010203040501996201020241996: 32.3 0-1001998: 31.1 0-1002000: 30.9 0-1002002: 30.8 0-1002003: 30.8 0-1002004: 37.5 0-1002005: 33.6 0-1002006: 39.2 0-1002007: 41 0-1002008: 40.6 0-1002009: 38.8 0-1002010: 37.8 0-1002011: 37.8 0-1002012: 34.1 0-1002013: 36.2 0-1002014: 35.6 0-1002015: 37.6 0-1002016: 39.1 0-1002017: 39.7 0-1002018: 41.9 0-1002019: 43 0-1002020: 47.1 0-1002021: 44.5 0-1002022: 45.6 0-1002023: 45.7 0-1002024: 43 0-100

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 42.98 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Benin peaked at 47.14 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.79 0-100, in 2003.

That places Benin 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Benin, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 32.29 0-100 —
1998 31.11 0-100 -3.6%
2000 30.95 0-100 -0.5%
2002 30.83 0-100 -0.4%
2003 30.79 0-100 -0.1%
2004 37.54 0-100 +21.9%
2005 33.59 0-100 -10.5%
2006 39.19 0-100 +16.7%
2007 41.01 0-100 +4.6%
2008 40.62 0-100 -0.9%
2009 38.79 0-100 -4.5%
2010 37.75 0-100 -2.7%
2011 37.82 0-100 +0.2%
2012 34.14 0-100 -9.7%
2013 36.24 0-100 +6.1%
2014 35.56 0-100 -1.9%
2015 37.59 0-100 +5.7%
2016 39.08 0-100 +4.0%
2017 39.72 0-100 +1.6%
2018 41.94 0-100 +5.6%
2019 43 0-100 +2.5%
2020 47.14 0-100 +9.6%
2021 44.53 0-100 -5.5%
2022 45.61 0-100 +2.4%
2023 45.73 0-100 +0.3%
2024 42.98 0-100 -6.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 42.98 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.72 0-100, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 42.98 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.7 0-100 31.11 0-100 32.29 0-100 2
2000s 35.93 0-100 30.79 0-100 41.01 0-100 9
2010s 38.28 0-100 34.14 0-100 43 0-100 10
2020s 45.2 0-100 42.98 0-100 47.14 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 100 Tunisia 43.4 0-100 compare
  2. 101 Cuba 43.27 0-100 compare
  3. 102 Bulgaria 43 0-100 compare
  4. 104 Vietnam 42.76 0-100 compare
  5. 105 Burkina Faso 42.74 0-100 compare
  6. 106 Kosovo 42.7 0-100 compare
  7. 106 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.7 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Benin?
Control of corruption - governance score in Benin was 42.98 0-100 in 2024, 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 47.14 0-100 in 2020.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 30.79 0-100 in 2003.
How does Benin rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Benin ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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
205 places, 5,191 data points, 1996–2024
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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).