Control of Corruption - Governance score in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 61.6 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
61.6 0-100
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
68.59 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
55.53 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Costa Rica, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 67.3 0-1001998: 67.3 0-1002000: 68.6 0-1002002: 57.1 0-1002003: 57.6 0-1002004: 55.5 0-1002005: 55.6 0-1002006: 55.9 0-1002007: 57.1 0-1002008: 57.7 0-1002009: 60.4 0-1002010: 62 0-1002011: 61.2 0-1002012: 61.4 0-1002013: 61.3 0-1002014: 63.7 0-1002015: 63.4 0-1002016: 64.1 0-1002017: 59.7 0-1002018: 61 0-1002019: 62.5 0-1002020: 63.2 0-1002021: 59.8 0-1002022: 59.3 0-1002023: 61.6 0-1002024: 61.6 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 Costa Rica stood at 61.6 0-100.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Costa Rica peaked at 68.59 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.53 0-100, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Costa Rica, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 67.28 0-100 —
1998 67.26 0-100 -0.0%
2000 68.59 0-100 +2.0%
2002 57.14 0-100 -16.7%
2003 57.62 0-100 +0.8%
2004 55.53 0-100 -3.6%
2005 55.65 0-100 +0.2%
2006 55.93 0-100 +0.5%
2007 57.1 0-100 +2.1%
2008 57.73 0-100 +1.1%
2009 60.38 0-100 +4.6%
2010 62.01 0-100 +2.7%
2011 61.17 0-100 -1.4%
2012 61.43 0-100 +0.4%
2013 61.28 0-100 -0.2%
2014 63.66 0-100 +3.9%
2015 63.44 0-100 -0.4%
2016 64.12 0-100 +1.1%
2017 59.7 0-100 -6.9%
2018 61.01 0-100 +2.2%
2019 62.53 0-100 +2.5%
2020 63.16 0-100 +1.0%
2021 59.82 0-100 -5.3%
2022 59.33 0-100 -0.8%
2023 61.57 0-100 +3.8%
2024 61.6 0-100 +0.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 61.6 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 91% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 61.6 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.48 0-100, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.27 0-100 67.26 0-100 67.28 0-100 2
2000s 58.41 0-100 55.53 0-100 68.59 0-100 9
2010s 62.03 0-100 59.7 0-100 64.12 0-100 10
2020s 61.1 0-100 59.33 0-100 63.16 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 50 Micronesia (country) 62.19 0-100 compare
  2. 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.13 0-100 compare
  3. 52 Samoa 61.78 0-100 compare
  4. 54 Slovenia 61.5 0-100 compare
  5. 55 Botswana 60.63 0-100 compare
  6. 56 Rwanda 60.52 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Costa Rica?
Control of corruption - governance score in Costa Rica was 61.6 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 68.59 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 55.53 0-100 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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).