Control of Corruption - Governance score in Japan

Japan: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 75.32 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.32 0-100
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
79.04 0-100
in 2011
All-time low
61.52 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 72.3 0-1001998: 61.5 0-1002000: 65 0-1002002: 65 0-1002003: 65.7 0-1002004: 65.9 0-1002005: 66.6 0-1002006: 67.7 0-1002007: 65.2 0-1002008: 67.3 0-1002009: 71.5 0-1002010: 75.9 0-1002011: 79 0-1002012: 78 0-1002013: 78.2 0-1002014: 79 0-1002015: 77.2 0-1002016: 77.1 0-1002017: 77.7 0-1002018: 76 0-1002019: 76.9 0-1002020: 76.8 0-1002021: 77.3 0-1002022: 77 0-1002023: 74.9 0-1002024: 75.3 0-100

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 75.32 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Japan peaked at 79.04 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.52 0-100, in 1998.

That places Japan 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Japan, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 72.26 0-100 —
1998 61.52 0-100 -14.9%
2000 65.03 0-100 +5.7%
2002 65.04 0-100 +0.0%
2003 65.68 0-100 +1.0%
2004 65.85 0-100 +0.3%
2005 66.63 0-100 +1.2%
2006 67.68 0-100 +1.6%
2007 65.24 0-100 -3.6%
2008 67.26 0-100 +3.1%
2009 71.46 0-100 +6.2%
2010 75.94 0-100 +6.3%
2011 79.04 0-100 +4.1%
2012 78.02 0-100 -1.3%
2013 78.18 0-100 +0.2%
2014 79.01 0-100 +1.1%
2015 77.22 0-100 -2.3%
2016 77.11 0-100 -0.1%
2017 77.73 0-100 +0.8%
2018 76.01 0-100 -2.2%
2019 76.87 0-100 +1.1%
2020 76.8 0-100 -0.1%
2021 77.31 0-100 +0.7%
2022 77.04 0-100 -0.4%
2023 74.93 0-100 -2.7%
2024 75.32 0-100 +0.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 75.32 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 75.32 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.85 0-100, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.89 0-100 61.52 0-100 72.26 0-100 2
2000s 66.65 0-100 65.03 0-100 71.46 0-100 9
2010s 77.51 0-100 75.94 0-100 79.04 0-100 10
2020s 76.28 0-100 74.93 0-100 77.31 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 21 Greenland 77.87 0-100 compare
  2. 22 Bhutan 77.66 0-100 compare
  3. 23 Belgium 77.59 0-100 compare
  4. 25 Austria 74.06 0-100 compare
  5. 26 Bahamas 72.79 0-100 compare
  6. 27 Seychelles 72.77 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Japan?
Control of corruption - governance score in Japan was 75.32 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 79.04 0-100 in 2011.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 61.52 0-100 in 1998.
How does Japan rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Japan ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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).