Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 20.21 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Nicaragua, 1996–2025
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 Nicaragua is 20.21 0-100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Nicaragua peaked at 38.2 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19.3 0-100, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.2 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 32.88 0-100 | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 30.78 0-100 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 31.34 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 32.98 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 36.83 0-100 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 33.79 0-100 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 33.34 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.52 0-100 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 31.42 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.57 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.96 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 30.95 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.76 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.31 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.63 0-100 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 27.57 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.01 0-100 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 25.98 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.33 0-100 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 23.77 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.81 0-100 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 23.13 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 22.97 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 22.65 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.3 0-100 | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 20.21 0-100 | +4.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 20.21 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 20.21 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.82 0-100, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.54 0-100 | 32.88 0-100 | 38.2 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.62 0-100 | 30.78 0-100 | 36.83 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.83 0-100 | 23.33 0-100 | 31.31 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.18 0-100 | 19.3 0-100 | 24.81 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 190 Turkmenistan 21.69 0-100 compare
- 191 Central African Republic 21.32 0-100 compare
- 192 Chad 20.98 0-100 compare
- 194 Guinea-Bissau 19.81 0-100 compare
- 195 Congo 19.32 0-100 compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 18.17 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Nicaragua?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Nicaragua was 20.21 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 0-100 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Nicaragua ranks 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).