Control of Corruption - Governance score in Panama

Panama: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 36.64 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
36.64 0-100
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
43.45 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
36.38 0-100
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 41.3 0-1001998: 41.3 0-1002000: 38 0-1002002: 38.2 0-1002003: 39.5 0-1002004: 39.7 0-1002005: 38.1 0-1002006: 39.1 0-1002007: 38.1 0-1002008: 43.5 0-1002009: 41.8 0-1002010: 41 0-1002011: 40.8 0-1002012: 38.6 0-1002013: 39.1 0-1002014: 39.9 0-1002015: 39.3 0-1002016: 37.7 0-1002017: 36.5 0-1002018: 36.8 0-1002019: 36.8 0-1002020: 37.3 0-1002021: 37.3 0-1002022: 36.5 0-1002023: 36.4 0-1002024: 36.6 0-100

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 36.64 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Panama peaked at 43.45 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.38 0-100, in 2023.

Panama ranks 134th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Panama, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 41.28 0-100 —
1998 41.26 0-100 -0.1%
2000 38.04 0-100 -7.8%
2002 38.2 0-100 +0.4%
2003 39.53 0-100 +3.5%
2004 39.68 0-100 +0.4%
2005 38.14 0-100 -3.9%
2006 39.12 0-100 +2.6%
2007 38.12 0-100 -2.6%
2008 43.45 0-100 +14.0%
2009 41.81 0-100 -3.8%
2010 40.98 0-100 -2.0%
2011 40.83 0-100 -0.4%
2012 38.56 0-100 -5.5%
2013 39.15 0-100 +1.5%
2014 39.87 0-100 +1.9%
2015 39.27 0-100 -1.5%
2016 37.66 0-100 -4.1%
2017 36.54 0-100 -3.0%
2018 36.76 0-100 +0.6%
2019 36.85 0-100 +0.2%
2020 37.35 0-100 +1.4%
2021 37.26 0-100 -0.2%
2022 36.46 0-100 -2.1%
2023 36.38 0-100 -0.2%
2024 36.64 0-100 +0.7%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 36.64 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 54% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 36.64 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.48 0-100, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.27 0-100 41.26 0-100 41.28 0-100 2
2000s 39.57 0-100 38.04 0-100 43.45 0-100 9
2010s 38.65 0-100 36.54 0-100 40.98 0-100 10
2020s 36.82 0-100 36.38 0-100 37.35 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 131 Morocco 37.36 0-100 compare
  2. 132 Thailand 37.18 0-100 compare
  3. 133 Indonesia 36.83 0-100 compare
  4. 135 Serbia 36.5 0-100 compare
  5. 136 Turkey 36.45 0-100 compare
  6. 137 Palestine 36.3 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Panama?
Control of corruption - governance score in Panama was 36.64 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 43.45 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 36.38 0-100 in 2023.
How does Panama rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Panama ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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).