Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 31.91 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Eswatini, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 31.91 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini peaked at 51.88 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.76 0-100, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.45 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 48.39 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.38 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 47.26 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.22 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 42.02 0-100 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 42 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.74 0-100 | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.88 0-100 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 50.86 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2 0-100 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 45.28 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 45.65 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 45.14 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.97 0-100 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 42.2 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.3 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.36 0-100 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 41.85 0-100 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 41.42 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.33 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 35.77 0-100 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 35.21 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.79 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 31.76 0-100 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 31.91 0-100 | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 31.91 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 31.91 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.07 0-100, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.42 0-100 | 48.39 0-100 | 48.45 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.56 0-100 | 42 0-100 | 51.88 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.74 0-100 | 41.42 0-100 | 46.2 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.13 0-100 | 31.76 0-100 | 41.33 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 156 Azerbaijan 32.35 0-100 compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 32.33 0-100 compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 32.23 0-100 compare
- 160 Kenya 30.79 0-100 compare
- 161 Comoros 30.33 0-100 compare
- 162 Guatemala 29.41 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Eswatini was 31.91 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.88 0-100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.76 0-100 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Eswatini ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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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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).