Control of Corruption - Governance score in Eswatini

Eswatini: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 31.96 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
31.96 0-100
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
153rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
51.66 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
31.96 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 48.3 0-1001998: 48.2 0-1002000: 47.2 0-1002002: 47.1 0-1002003: 47.1 0-1002004: 41.7 0-1002005: 41.7 0-1002006: 49.5 0-1002007: 49.5 0-1002008: 51.7 0-1002009: 50.6 0-1002010: 46 0-1002011: 45.2 0-1002012: 45.6 0-1002013: 45.1 0-1002014: 42.1 0-1002015: 42.2 0-1002016: 42.3 0-1002017: 46.1 0-1002018: 42.3 0-1002019: 41.8 0-1002020: 41.8 0-1002021: 36.1 0-1002022: 35.5 0-1002023: 35.1 0-1002024: 32 0-100

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 31.96 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini peaked at 51.66 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.96 0-100, in 2024.

Eswatini ranks 153rd 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Eswatini, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 48.29 0-100 —
1998 48.23 0-100 -0.1%
2000 47.22 0-100 -2.1%
2002 47.1 0-100 -0.2%
2003 47.06 0-100 -0.1%
2004 41.72 0-100 -11.4%
2005 41.69 0-100 -0.0%
2006 49.53 0-100 +18.8%
2007 49.49 0-100 -0.1%
2008 51.66 0-100 +4.4%
2009 50.65 0-100 -2.0%
2010 45.99 0-100 -9.2%
2011 45.18 0-100 -1.8%
2012 45.6 0-100 +0.9%
2013 45.13 0-100 -1.0%
2014 42.1 0-100 -6.7%
2015 42.21 0-100 +0.3%
2016 42.31 0-100 +0.2%
2017 46.07 0-100 +8.9%
2018 42.34 0-100 -8.1%
2019 41.84 0-100 -1.2%
2020 41.75 0-100 -0.2%
2021 36.1 0-100 -13.5%
2022 35.54 0-100 -1.6%
2023 35.12 0-100 -1.2%
2024 31.96 0-100 -9.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 31.96 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.72 0-100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 31.96 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.26 0-100 48.23 0-100 48.29 0-100 2
2000s 47.35 0-100 41.69 0-100 51.66 0-100 9
2010s 43.88 0-100 41.84 0-100 46.07 0-100 10
2020s 36.09 0-100 31.96 0-100 41.75 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 150 Uzbekistan 32.59 0-100 compare
  2. 151 Azerbaijan 32.17 0-100 compare
  3. 152 Ecuador 32.15 0-100 compare
  4. 154 Papua New Guinea 31.72 0-100 compare
  5. 155 Kenya 31.62 0-100 compare
  6. 156 Egypt 31.12 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini?
Control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini was 31.96 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 51.66 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 31.96 0-100 in 2024.
How does Eswatini rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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).