Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Italy

Italy: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 59.82 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
59.82 0-100
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
60th
of 208 countries
All-time high
63.79 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
47.39 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Italy, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 62.1 0-1001998: 60.6 0-1002000: 63.8 0-1002002: 61.8 0-1002003: 58.3 0-1002004: 57.4 0-1002005: 59.1 0-1002006: 59 0-1002007: 55.8 0-1002008: 54.4 0-1002009: 53.9 0-1002010: 52.5 0-1002011: 53.4 0-1002012: 50.5 0-1002013: 48 0-1002014: 47.4 0-1002015: 49.6 0-1002016: 50.8 0-1002017: 52.2 0-1002018: 53.2 0-1002019: 53.9 0-1002020: 56.5 0-1002021: 59.3 0-1002022: 59.9 0-1002023: 59.5 0-1002024: 59.1 0-1002025: 59.8 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 2025, control of corruption - governance score in Italy stood at 59.82 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Italy peaked at 63.79 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.39 0-100, in 2014.

That places Italy 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Italy, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 62.12 0-100 —
1998 60.56 0-100 -2.5%
2000 63.79 0-100 +5.3%
2002 61.81 0-100 -3.1%
2003 58.25 0-100 -5.8%
2004 57.41 0-100 -1.4%
2005 59.05 0-100 +2.9%
2006 59.03 0-100 -0.0%
2007 55.82 0-100 -5.4%
2008 54.36 0-100 -2.6%
2009 53.86 0-100 -0.9%
2010 52.5 0-100 -2.5%
2011 53.44 0-100 +1.8%
2012 50.51 0-100 -5.5%
2013 47.98 0-100 -5.0%
2014 47.39 0-100 -1.2%
2015 49.64 0-100 +4.8%
2016 50.77 0-100 +2.3%
2017 52.19 0-100 +2.8%
2018 53.22 0-100 +2.0%
2019 53.91 0-100 +1.3%
2020 56.55 0-100 +4.9%
2021 59.26 0-100 +4.8%
2022 59.92 0-100 +1.1%
2023 59.47 0-100 -0.8%
2024 59.06 0-100 -0.7%
2025 59.82 0-100 +1.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 59.82 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 89% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 59.82 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.34 0-100 60.56 0-100 62.12 0-100 2
2000s 58.15 0-100 53.86 0-100 63.79 0-100 9
2010s 51.15 0-100 47.39 0-100 53.91 0-100 10
2020s 59.01 0-100 56.55 0-100 59.92 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 57 Cayman Islands 60.24 0-100 compare
  2. 58 Botswana 59.94 0-100 compare
  3. 59 Antigua and Barbuda 59.9 0-100 compare
  4. 61 Tuvalu 59.8 0-100 compare
  5. 62 Macao 59.62 0-100 compare
  6. 63 Malaysia 59.42 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Italy?
Control of corruption - governance score in Italy was 59.82 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 63.79 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 47.39 0-100 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Italy ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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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).