Control of Corruption - Governance score in Portugal

Portugal: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 64.54 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
64.54 0-100
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
45th
of 205 countries
All-time high
79.77 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
61.7 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 79.8 0-1001998: 76 0-1002000: 74.2 0-1002002: 73.5 0-1002003: 72.7 0-1002004: 72 0-1002005: 72 0-1002006: 65.8 0-1002007: 66.3 0-1002008: 66.7 0-1002009: 65.8 0-1002010: 62.9 0-1002011: 63.9 0-1002012: 64 0-1002013: 62.8 0-1002014: 61.7 0-1002015: 62.5 0-1002016: 62.3 0-1002017: 64.4 0-1002018: 64.1 0-1002019: 64 0-1002020: 64 0-1002021: 64.4 0-1002022: 63.8 0-1002023: 63.7 0-1002024: 64.5 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 Portugal is 64.54 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Portugal peaked at 79.77 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 61.7 0-100, in 2014.

That places Portugal 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Portugal, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 79.77 0-100 —
1998 76.01 0-100 -4.7%
2000 74.24 0-100 -2.3%
2002 73.5 0-100 -1.0%
2003 72.66 0-100 -1.1%
2004 72 0-100 -0.9%
2005 72.02 0-100 +0.0%
2006 65.75 0-100 -8.7%
2007 66.32 0-100 +0.9%
2008 66.66 0-100 +0.5%
2009 65.81 0-100 -1.3%
2010 62.86 0-100 -4.5%
2011 63.92 0-100 +1.7%
2012 64.02 0-100 +0.2%
2013 62.76 0-100 -2.0%
2014 61.7 0-100 -1.7%
2015 62.51 0-100 +1.3%
2016 62.3 0-100 -0.3%
2017 64.44 0-100 +3.4%
2018 64.11 0-100 -0.5%
2019 63.99 0-100 -0.2%
2020 63.97 0-100 -0.0%
2021 64.43 0-100 +0.7%
2022 63.77 0-100 -1.0%
2023 63.74 0-100 -0.0%
2024 64.54 0-100 +1.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 64.54 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 95% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 64.54 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.05 0-100, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.89 0-100 76.01 0-100 79.77 0-100 2
2000s 69.88 0-100 65.75 0-100 74.24 0-100 9
2010s 63.26 0-100 61.7 0-100 64.44 0-100 10
2020s 64.09 0-100 63.74 0-100 64.54 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 42 Israel 65.13 0-100 compare
  2. 43 South Korea 65.05 0-100 compare
  3. 44 Latvia 64.56 0-100 compare
  4. 46 Poland 63.93 0-100 compare
  5. 47 Qatar 63.13 0-100 compare
  6. 48 Saudi Arabia 63.09 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Portugal?
Control of corruption - governance score in Portugal was 64.54 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 79.77 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 61.7 0-100 in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Portugal ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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).