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

Namibia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 51.03 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
51.03 0-100
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
83rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
66.56 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
48.15 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

02040601996201020251996: 66.6 0-1001998: 59.3 0-1002000: 59.2 0-1002002: 50.7 0-1002003: 49.8 0-1002004: 48.1 0-1002005: 48.4 0-1002006: 55 0-1002007: 54.2 0-1002008: 60.2 0-1002009: 58.1 0-1002010: 55.3 0-1002011: 54.1 0-1002012: 56.7 0-1002013: 56.3 0-1002014: 57.1 0-1002015: 57.5 0-1002016: 56.5 0-1002017: 55.5 0-1002018: 57.1 0-1002019: 57.3 0-1002020: 56.5 0-1002021: 54.8 0-1002022: 54.5 0-1002023: 51.4 0-1002024: 51.4 0-1002025: 51 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 Namibia stood at 51.03 0-100.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Namibia peaked at 66.56 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 48.15 0-100, in 2004.

That places Namibia 83rd 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Namibia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 66.56 0-100 —
1998 59.32 0-100 -10.9%
2000 59.25 0-100 -0.1%
2002 50.72 0-100 -14.4%
2003 49.79 0-100 -1.8%
2004 48.15 0-100 -3.3%
2005 48.41 0-100 +0.5%
2006 55 0-100 +13.6%
2007 54.21 0-100 -1.4%
2008 60.22 0-100 +11.1%
2009 58.11 0-100 -3.5%
2010 55.28 0-100 -4.9%
2011 54.06 0-100 -2.2%
2012 56.71 0-100 +4.9%
2013 56.32 0-100 -0.7%
2014 57.12 0-100 +1.4%
2015 57.47 0-100 +0.6%
2016 56.52 0-100 -1.7%
2017 55.54 0-100 -1.7%
2018 57.08 0-100 +2.8%
2019 57.32 0-100 +0.4%
2020 56.51 0-100 -1.4%
2021 54.76 0-100 -3.1%
2022 54.55 0-100 -0.4%
2023 51.4 0-100 -5.8%
2024 51.43 0-100 +0.0%
2025 51.03 0-100 -0.8%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 51.03 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 51.03 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.07 0-100, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.94 0-100 59.32 0-100 66.56 0-100 2
2000s 53.76 0-100 48.15 0-100 60.22 0-100 9
2010s 56.34 0-100 54.06 0-100 57.47 0-100 10
2020s 53.28 0-100 51.03 0-100 56.51 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 80 Greece 53.1 0-100 compare
  2. 81 Malta 51.62 0-100 compare
  3. 82 Senegal 51.07 0-100 compare
  4. 84 New Caledonia 50.81 0-100 compare
  5. 85 Sao Tome and Principe 50.63 0-100 compare
  6. 86 Croatia 50.63 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Namibia?
Control of corruption - governance score in Namibia was 51.03 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 66.56 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.15 0-100 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Namibia ranks 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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).