Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 42.22 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
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 42.22 0-100, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria peaked at 50.8 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38.97 0-100, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 44.25 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 48.94 0-100 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 44.9 0-100 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 48.08 0-100 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 46.98 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 50.8 0-100 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 48.61 0-100 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 50.29 0-100 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 46.93 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 45.94 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 43.14 0-100 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 41.72 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 41.01 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 40.98 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.26 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.93 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 38.97 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.86 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 41.71 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 44.4 0-100 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 45.64 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.33 0-100 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 43.61 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.39 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 44.46 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 42.25 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 42.22 0-100 | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 42.22 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 63% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 42.22 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.59 0-100 | 44.25 0-100 | 48.94 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.3 0-100 | 43.14 0-100 | 50.8 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.65 0-100 | 38.97 0-100 | 45.64 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.54 0-100 | 42.22 0-100 | 45.39 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Bulgaria was 42.22 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8 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 115th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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
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).