Control of Corruption - Governance score in China

China: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 49.65 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.65 0-100
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 205 countries
All-time high
50.16 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
33.96 0-100
in 2006
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 41.2 0-1001998: 39.1 0-1002000: 37.5 0-1002002: 36 0-1002003: 37.3 0-1002004: 34.9 0-1002005: 34.3 0-1002006: 34 0-1002007: 35.4 0-1002008: 37.6 0-1002009: 36.1 0-1002010: 35.9 0-1002011: 38.9 0-1002012: 37.6 0-1002013: 38.6 0-1002014: 41.8 0-1002015: 44.3 0-1002016: 46 0-1002017: 46.9 0-1002018: 46.4 0-1002019: 46.9 0-1002020: 48.9 0-1002021: 49 0-1002022: 48.7 0-1002023: 50.2 0-1002024: 49.6 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in China stood at 49.65 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in China peaked at 50.16 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.96 0-100, in 2006.

China ranks 88th of 205 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in China, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 41.16 0-100 —
1998 39.08 0-100 -5.1%
2000 37.52 0-100 -4.0%
2002 36 0-100 -4.1%
2003 37.3 0-100 +3.6%
2004 34.92 0-100 -6.4%
2005 34.35 0-100 -1.6%
2006 33.96 0-100 -1.1%
2007 35.42 0-100 +4.3%
2008 37.6 0-100 +6.1%
2009 36.12 0-100 -3.9%
2010 35.93 0-100 -0.5%
2011 38.95 0-100 +8.4%
2012 37.6 0-100 -3.5%
2013 38.58 0-100 +2.6%
2014 41.75 0-100 +8.2%
2015 44.31 0-100 +6.1%
2016 45.97 0-100 +3.8%
2017 46.86 0-100 +1.9%
2018 46.43 0-100 -0.9%
2019 46.85 0-100 +0.9%
2020 48.93 0-100 +4.4%
2021 48.98 0-100 +0.1%
2022 48.73 0-100 -0.5%
2023 50.16 0-100 +2.9%
2024 49.65 0-100 -1.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 49.65 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.19 0-100, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • China's 49.65 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.85 0-100, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.12 0-100 39.08 0-100 41.16 0-100 2
2000s 35.91 0-100 33.96 0-100 37.6 0-100 9
2010s 42.32 0-100 35.93 0-100 46.86 0-100 10
2020s 49.29 0-100 48.73 0-100 50.16 0-100 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 85 Namibia 50.42 0-100 compare
  2. 86 Senegal 50.14 0-100 compare
  3. 87 Slovakia 50.1 0-100 compare
  4. 89 Hungary 48.65 0-100 compare
  5. 90 Romania 48.38 0-100 compare
  6. 91 Montenegro 46.65 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in China?
Control of corruption - governance score in China was 49.65 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 50.16 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 33.96 0-100 in 2006.
How does China rank for control of corruption - governance score?
China ranks 88th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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).