Control of Corruption - Governance score in Congo

Congo: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 19.04 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
19.04 0-100
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
191st
of 205 countries
All-time high
37.81 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
17.6 0-100
in 2019
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 32.8 0-1001998: 34.1 0-1002000: 37.8 0-1002002: 27.2 0-1002003: 27.2 0-1002004: 28.4 0-1002005: 25.4 0-1002006: 24.8 0-1002007: 25.5 0-1002008: 23.4 0-1002009: 23.4 0-1002010: 24.1 0-1002011: 25.1 0-1002012: 23.1 0-1002013: 23.7 0-1002014: 22 0-1002015: 21.9 0-1002016: 22.2 0-1002017: 21.5 0-1002018: 20.1 0-1002019: 17.6 0-1002020: 20.1 0-1002021: 20.7 0-1002022: 20.2 0-1002023: 19.4 0-1002024: 19 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 Congo stood at 19.04 0-100.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Congo peaked at 37.81 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.6 0-100, in 2019.

That places Congo 191st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 32.77 0-100 —
1998 34.12 0-100 +4.1%
2000 37.81 0-100 +10.8%
2002 27.22 0-100 -28.0%
2003 27.19 0-100 -0.1%
2004 28.38 0-100 +4.4%
2005 25.43 0-100 -10.4%
2006 24.79 0-100 -2.6%
2007 25.52 0-100 +3.0%
2008 23.39 0-100 -8.3%
2009 23.39 0-100 -0.0%
2010 24.12 0-100 +3.1%
2011 25.13 0-100 +4.2%
2012 23.09 0-100 -8.1%
2013 23.72 0-100 +2.7%
2014 22.04 0-100 -7.1%
2015 21.91 0-100 -0.6%
2016 22.15 0-100 +1.1%
2017 21.45 0-100 -3.2%
2018 20.14 0-100 -6.1%
2019 17.6 0-100 -12.6%
2020 20.12 0-100 +14.3%
2021 20.67 0-100 +2.7%
2022 20.25 0-100 -2.0%
2023 19.43 0-100 -4.1%
2024 19.04 0-100 -2.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 19.04 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.72 0-100, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 19.04 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.45 0-100 32.77 0-100 34.12 0-100 2
2000s 27.01 0-100 23.39 0-100 37.81 0-100 9
2010s 22.13 0-100 17.6 0-100 25.13 0-100 10
2020s 19.9 0-100 19.04 0-100 20.67 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 188 Central African Republic 21.34 0-100 compare
  2. 189 Guinea-Bissau 20.61 0-100 compare
  3. 190 Chad 19.7 0-100 compare
  4. 192 Nicaragua 18.85 0-100 compare
  5. 193 Burundi 18.25 0-100 compare
  6. 194 Equatorial Guinea 18.04 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Congo?
Control of corruption - governance score in Congo was 19.04 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 37.81 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6 0-100 in 2019.
How does Congo rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Congo ranks 191st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo 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).