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

Mexico: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 29.03 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
29.03 0-100
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
165th
of 208 countries
All-time high
46.98 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
28.66 0-100
in 2018
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

010203040501996201020251996: 34.6 0-1001998: 39.7 0-1002000: 47 0-1002002: 41.4 0-1002003: 41.4 0-1002004: 38.8 0-1002005: 39.2 0-1002006: 41.2 0-1002007: 39.9 0-1002008: 40.2 0-1002009: 41.7 0-1002010: 40.3 0-1002011: 39.5 0-1002012: 38.2 0-1002013: 36.7 0-1002014: 32.1 0-1002015: 31 0-1002016: 31.7 0-1002017: 28.9 0-1002018: 28.7 0-1002019: 30 0-1002020: 30.8 0-1002021: 30.4 0-1002022: 30.3 0-1002023: 29.5 0-1002024: 29.4 0-1002025: 29 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 Mexico is 29.03 0-100, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Mexico peaked at 46.98 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.66 0-100, in 2018.

Mexico ranks 165th 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Mexico, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 34.65 0-100 —
1998 39.66 0-100 +14.5%
2000 46.98 0-100 +18.4%
2002 41.41 0-100 -11.8%
2003 41.43 0-100 +0.0%
2004 38.77 0-100 -6.4%
2005 39.25 0-100 +1.2%
2006 41.16 0-100 +4.9%
2007 39.86 0-100 -3.2%
2008 40.18 0-100 +0.8%
2009 41.67 0-100 +3.7%
2010 40.33 0-100 -3.2%
2011 39.48 0-100 -2.1%
2012 38.22 0-100 -3.2%
2013 36.69 0-100 -4.0%
2014 32.09 0-100 -12.5%
2015 31.04 0-100 -3.3%
2016 31.72 0-100 +2.2%
2017 28.89 0-100 -8.9%
2018 28.66 0-100 -0.8%
2019 30.04 0-100 +4.8%
2020 30.76 0-100 +2.4%
2021 30.4 0-100 -1.2%
2022 30.32 0-100 -0.2%
2023 29.46 0-100 -2.8%
2024 29.38 0-100 -0.3%
2025 29.03 0-100 -1.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 29.03 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.82 0-100, 69% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 29.03 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.82 0-100, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.16 0-100 34.65 0-100 39.66 0-100 2
2000s 41.19 0-100 38.77 0-100 46.98 0-100 9
2010s 33.71 0-100 28.66 0-100 40.33 0-100 10
2020s 29.89 0-100 29.03 0-100 30.76 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 162 Guatemala 29.41 0-100 compare
  2. 163 Djibouti 29.26 0-100 compare
  3. 164 Mali 29.1 0-100 compare
  4. 166 Mauritania 28.97 0-100 compare
  5. 167 Liberia 28.59 0-100 compare
  6. 168 Russia 28.21 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Mexico?
Control of corruption - governance score in Mexico was 29.03 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 46.98 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 28.66 0-100 in 2018.
How does Mexico rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Mexico ranks 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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).