Control of Corruption - Governance score in Guatemala

Guatemala: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 28.66 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
28.66 0-100
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
38.54 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
23.2 0-100
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 32.1 0-1001998: 32.1 0-1002000: 36.4 0-1002002: 31.7 0-1002003: 31.4 0-1002004: 35.8 0-1002005: 34.9 0-1002006: 34.8 0-1002007: 35.5 0-1002008: 38.5 0-1002009: 37.5 0-1002010: 35.3 0-1002011: 36.7 0-1002012: 32.3 0-1002013: 33.3 0-1002014: 30.2 0-1002015: 29.5 0-1002016: 30.2 0-1002017: 30 0-1002018: 28.2 0-1002019: 27.5 0-1002020: 25.6 0-1002021: 23.2 0-1002022: 23.2 0-1002023: 25.9 0-1002024: 28.7 0-100

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 28.66 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Guatemala peaked at 38.54 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.2 0-100, in 2021.

That places Guatemala 162nd 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Guatemala, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 32.11 0-100 —
1998 32.09 0-100 -0.1%
2000 36.43 0-100 +13.5%
2002 31.67 0-100 -13.1%
2003 31.42 0-100 -0.8%
2004 35.82 0-100 +14.0%
2005 34.91 0-100 -2.5%
2006 34.77 0-100 -0.4%
2007 35.46 0-100 +2.0%
2008 38.54 0-100 +8.7%
2009 37.49 0-100 -2.7%
2010 35.29 0-100 -5.9%
2011 36.68 0-100 +4.0%
2012 32.28 0-100 -12.0%
2013 33.28 0-100 +3.1%
2014 30.23 0-100 -9.2%
2015 29.5 0-100 -2.4%
2016 30.17 0-100 +2.3%
2017 29.96 0-100 -0.7%
2018 28.18 0-100 -6.0%
2019 27.54 0-100 -2.3%
2020 25.59 0-100 -7.1%
2021 23.2 0-100 -9.3%
2022 23.23 0-100 +0.1%
2023 25.85 0-100 +11.3%
2024 28.66 0-100 +10.9%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 28.66 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.19 0-100, 70% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 28.66 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.48 0-100, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.1 0-100 32.09 0-100 32.11 0-100 2
2000s 35.17 0-100 31.42 0-100 38.54 0-100 9
2010s 31.31 0-100 27.54 0-100 36.68 0-100 10
2020s 25.31 0-100 23.2 0-100 28.66 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 159 Mauritania 28.95 0-100 compare
  2. 160 Gabon 28.89 0-100 compare
  3. 161 Mexico 28.81 0-100 compare
  4. 163 Laos 28.02 0-100 compare
  5. 164 Mali 28 0-100 compare
  6. 165 Bolivia 27.66 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Guatemala?
Control of corruption - governance score in Guatemala was 28.66 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 38.54 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2 0-100 in 2021.
How does Guatemala rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Guatemala ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala 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).