Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 59.42 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 59.42 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 59.42 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.07 0-100, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 63rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55.09 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 50.49 0-100 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 50.95 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.35 0-100 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 50.82 0-100 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 51.06 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 48.64 0-100 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 50.26 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.16 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 46.07 0-100 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 45.07 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 47 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 49.38 0-100 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 51.31 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 52.59 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.22 0-100 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 52.92 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.09 0-100 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 49.47 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.95 0-100 | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 57.32 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.52 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.14 0-100 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 55.52 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 55.9 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.47 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 59.42 0-100 | +3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 59.42 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.82 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 59.42 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.61 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.79 0-100 | 50.49 0-100 | 55.09 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.93 0-100 | 45.07 0-100 | 51.06 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.22 0-100 | 47 0-100 | 57.95 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5 0-100 | 54.14 0-100 | 59.42 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Malaysia?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Malaysia was 59.42 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.42 0-100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.07 0-100 in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).