Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Iran
Iran: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 25.02 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Iran, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Iran recorded 25.02 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Iran peaked at 44.8 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.39 0-100, in 2023.
Iran ranks 179th 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39.24 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 44.8 0-100 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 44.72 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.17 0-100 | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 37.91 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.04 0-100 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 32.52 0-100 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 32.93 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.38 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.05 0-100 | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 26.92 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.65 0-100 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 29.04 0-100 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 28.21 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.59 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 31.54 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 32.72 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 34.79 0-100 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 33.91 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 29.04 0-100 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 28.04 0-100 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 25.78 0-100 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 25.34 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 25.21 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.39 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 25.27 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 25.02 0-100 | -1.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 25.02 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.82 0-100, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 25.02 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.33 0-100, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.02 0-100 | 39.24 0-100 | 44.8 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.18 0-100 | 26.92 0-100 | 44.72 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.15 0-100 | 24.65 0-100 | 34.79 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 0-100 | 24.39 0-100 | 25.78 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Iran?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Iran was 25.02 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 0-100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.39 0-100 in 2023.
- How does Iran rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Iran ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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).