Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 64.29 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 64.29 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 64.29 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.33 0-100, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.32 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 40.3 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.22 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.16 0-100 | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 42.44 0-100 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 38.33 0-100 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 39.86 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 41.4 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 41.48 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.9 0-100 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 42.72 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.54 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 43.69 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 45.61 0-100 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 45.97 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.46 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 45.14 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.34 0-100 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 50.14 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.06 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.21 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 54.41 0-100 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 52.71 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 54.12 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 57.52 0-100 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 63.12 0-100 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 64.29 0-100 | +1.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 64.29 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 96% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 64.29 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.33 0-100, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.31 0-100 | 40.3 0-100 | 40.32 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.95 0-100 | 38.33 0-100 | 47.16 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.42 0-100 | 43.69 0-100 | 52.21 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.69 0-100 | 52.71 0-100 | 64.29 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia was 64.29 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.29 0-100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.33 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).