Control of Corruption - Governance score in Jamaica

Jamaica: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 45.91 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
45.91 0-100
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
94th
of 205 countries
All-time high
50.13 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
39.98 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 50.1 0-1001998: 50.1 0-1002000: 46.8 0-1002002: 41.6 0-1002003: 40 0-1002004: 41.2 0-1002005: 41.5 0-1002006: 43.6 0-1002007: 42 0-1002008: 42 0-1002009: 42.2 0-1002010: 43.4 0-1002011: 46.9 0-1002012: 43 0-1002013: 42.7 0-1002014: 42 0-1002015: 43 0-1002016: 44.5 0-1002017: 44.6 0-1002018: 44.3 0-1002019: 46.6 0-1002020: 46.2 0-1002021: 46.1 0-1002022: 46.3 0-1002023: 45.1 0-1002024: 45.9 0-100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Jamaica is 45.91 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Jamaica peaked at 50.13 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 39.98 0-100, in 2003.

Jamaica ranks 94th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Jamaica, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 50.13 0-100 —
1998 50.11 0-100 -0.1%
2000 46.84 0-100 -6.5%
2002 41.63 0-100 -11.1%
2003 39.98 0-100 -3.9%
2004 41.19 0-100 +3.0%
2005 41.49 0-100 +0.7%
2006 43.58 0-100 +5.0%
2007 42.02 0-100 -3.6%
2008 41.99 0-100 -0.1%
2009 42.24 0-100 +0.6%
2010 43.39 0-100 +2.7%
2011 46.85 0-100 +8.0%
2012 42.98 0-100 -8.3%
2013 42.72 0-100 -0.6%
2014 42 0-100 -1.7%
2015 43.01 0-100 +2.4%
2016 44.48 0-100 +3.4%
2017 44.55 0-100 +0.2%
2018 44.32 0-100 -0.5%
2019 46.57 0-100 +5.1%
2020 46.23 0-100 -0.7%
2021 46.13 0-100 -0.2%
2022 46.26 0-100 +0.3%
2023 45.09 0-100 -2.5%
2024 45.91 0-100 +1.8%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 45.91 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.19 0-100, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 45.91 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.48 0-100, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.12 0-100 50.11 0-100 50.13 0-100 2
2000s 42.33 0-100 39.98 0-100 46.84 0-100 9
2010s 44.09 0-100 42 0-100 46.85 0-100 10
2020s 45.92 0-100 45.09 0-100 46.26 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 91 Montenegro 46.65 0-100 compare
  2. 92 Kazakhstan 46.5 0-100 compare
  3. 93 United States Virgin Islands 46.4 0-100 compare
  4. 95 Solomon Islands 45.02 0-100 compare
  5. 96 Vanuatu 44.81 0-100 compare
  6. 97 Belize 44.61 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Jamaica?
Control of corruption - governance score in Jamaica was 45.91 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 50.13 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 39.98 0-100 in 2003.
How does Jamaica rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Jamaica ranks 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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).