Control of Corruption - Governance score in Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong (China): Control of Corruption - Governance score was 79.68 0-100 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
79.68 0-100
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 204 countries
All-time high
83.06 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
69.23 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Hong Kong (China), 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 76.1 0-1001998: 71.1 0-1002000: 69.2 0-1002002: 75.6 0-1002003: 82.8 0-1002004: 81.8 0-1002005: 82.3 0-1002006: 82.3 0-1002007: 81.8 0-1002008: 81.4 0-1002009: 81 0-1002010: 82.1 0-1002011: 83.1 0-1002012: 80.8 0-1002013: 78.7 0-1002014: 79.8 0-1002015: 81 0-1002016: 82.2 0-1002017: 82.3 0-1002018: 82.6 0-1002019: 83.1 0-1002020: 82 0-1002021: 80.9 0-1002022: 78.8 0-1002023: 79.3 0-1002024: 79.7 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in Hong Kong (China) stood at 79.68 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Hong Kong (China) peaked at 83.06 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.23 0-100, in 2000.

That places Hong Kong (China) 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.59 0-100 71.11 0-100 76.07 0-100 2
2000s 79.8 0-100 69.23 0-100 82.85 0-100 9
2010s 81.57 0-100 78.66 0-100 83.06 0-100 10
2020s 80.15 0-100 78.79 0-100 82.04 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong (China)

  1. 15 Estonia 81.64 0-100 compare
  2. 16 Canada 80.89 0-100 compare
  3. 17 Ireland 79.69 0-100 compare
  4. 19 Uruguay 78.78 0-100 compare
  5. 20 United Kingdom 78.41 0-100 compare
  6. 21 Greenland 77.87 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Hong Kong (China)?
Control of corruption - governance score in Hong Kong (China) was 79.68 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 Hong Kong (China)?
The highest recorded value was 83.06 0-100 in 2019.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 69.23 0-100 in 2000.
How does Hong Kong (China) rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong (China) 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
204 places, 5,167 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).