Control of Corruption - Governance score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 43 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
43 0-100
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
102nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
50.57 0-100
in 2004
All-time low
38.97 0-100
in 2015
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 44 0-1001998: 48.7 0-1002000: 44.8 0-1002002: 47.8 0-1002003: 46.7 0-1002004: 50.6 0-1002005: 48.3 0-1002006: 50 0-1002007: 46.6 0-1002008: 45.6 0-1002009: 42.8 0-1002010: 41.4 0-1002011: 40.7 0-1002012: 40.6 0-1002013: 40.8 0-1002014: 40 0-1002015: 39 0-1002016: 40.9 0-1002017: 41.6 0-1002018: 44 0-1002019: 45.3 0-1002020: 42.6 0-1002021: 43.3 0-1002022: 45.1 0-1002023: 44.8 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

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria is 43 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria peaked at 50.57 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38.97 0-100, in 2015.

Bulgaria ranks 102nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 43.97 0-100 —
1998 48.74 0-100 +10.8%
2000 44.84 0-100 -8.0%
2002 47.84 0-100 +6.7%
2003 46.72 0-100 -2.3%
2004 50.57 0-100 +8.2%
2005 48.33 0-100 -4.4%
2006 50.02 0-100 +3.5%
2007 46.61 0-100 -6.8%
2008 45.59 0-100 -2.2%
2009 42.82 0-100 -6.1%
2010 41.36 0-100 -3.4%
2011 40.65 0-100 -1.7%
2012 40.62 0-100 -0.1%
2013 40.81 0-100 +0.5%
2014 39.95 0-100 -2.1%
2015 38.97 0-100 -2.4%
2016 40.88 0-100 +4.9%
2017 41.61 0-100 +1.8%
2018 44.02 0-100 +5.8%
2019 45.32 0-100 +2.9%
2020 42.62 0-100 -5.9%
2021 43.28 0-100 +1.5%
2022 45.08 0-100 +4.2%
2023 44.82 0-100 -0.6%
2024 43 0-100 -4.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 43 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 63% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 43 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.05 0-100, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.36 0-100 43.97 0-100 48.74 0-100 2
2000s 47.04 0-100 42.82 0-100 50.57 0-100 9
2010s 41.42 0-100 38.97 0-100 45.32 0-100 10
2020s 43.76 0-100 42.62 0-100 45.08 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 99 Ghana 43.94 0-100 compare
  2. 100 Tunisia 43.4 0-100 compare
  3. 101 Cuba 43.27 0-100 compare
  4. 103 Benin 42.98 0-100 compare
  5. 104 Vietnam 42.76 0-100 compare
  6. 105 Burkina Faso 42.74 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria?
Control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria was 43 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 Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 50.57 0-100 in 2004.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 38.97 0-100 in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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About this data

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).