Control of Corruption - Governance score in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 33.64 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.64 0-100
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
148th
of 205 countries
All-time high
38.52 0-100
in 2020
All-time low
26.83 0-100
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Sierra Leone, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 34.8 0-1001998: 34.4 0-1002000: 34.3 0-1002002: 31.6 0-1002003: 31.4 0-1002004: 31 0-1002005: 26.8 0-1002006: 27.4 0-1002007: 28.5 0-1002008: 29.8 0-1002009: 32.5 0-1002010: 35.1 0-1002011: 34.4 0-1002012: 32.3 0-1002013: 31.6 0-1002014: 30.8 0-1002015: 31.7 0-1002016: 31.1 0-1002017: 34.4 0-1002018: 37.1 0-1002019: 37.5 0-1002020: 38.5 0-1002021: 38.2 0-1002022: 36.7 0-1002023: 36.3 0-1002024: 33.6 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in Sierra Leone stood at 33.64 0-100.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Sierra Leone peaked at 38.52 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.83 0-100, in 2005.

That places Sierra Leone 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Sierra Leone, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 34.76 0-100 —
1998 34.41 0-100 -1.0%
2000 34.29 0-100 -0.4%
2002 31.57 0-100 -7.9%
2003 31.41 0-100 -0.5%
2004 31 0-100 -1.3%
2005 26.83 0-100 -13.5%
2006 27.37 0-100 +2.0%
2007 28.49 0-100 +4.1%
2008 29.82 0-100 +4.7%
2009 32.54 0-100 +9.1%
2010 35.06 0-100 +7.8%
2011 34.36 0-100 -2.0%
2012 32.29 0-100 -6.0%
2013 31.63 0-100 -2.0%
2014 30.81 0-100 -2.6%
2015 31.69 0-100 +2.9%
2016 31.12 0-100 -1.8%
2017 34.39 0-100 +10.5%
2018 37.09 0-100 +7.9%
2019 37.47 0-100 +1.0%
2020 38.52 0-100 +2.8%
2021 38.18 0-100 -0.9%
2022 36.65 0-100 -4.0%
2023 36.34 0-100 -0.8%
2024 33.64 0-100 -7.4%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 33.64 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.36 0-100, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 33.64 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.79 0-100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.58 0-100 34.41 0-100 34.76 0-100 2
2000s 30.37 0-100 26.83 0-100 34.29 0-100 9
2010s 33.59 0-100 30.81 0-100 37.47 0-100 10
2020s 36.67 0-100 33.64 0-100 38.52 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 145 Malawi 34.72 0-100 compare
  2. 146 Togo 34.43 0-100 compare
  3. 147 Ukraine 34.24 0-100 compare
  4. 149 Peru 33.27 0-100 compare
  5. 150 Uzbekistan 32.59 0-100 compare
  6. 151 Azerbaijan 32.17 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Sierra Leone?
Control of corruption - governance score in Sierra Leone was 33.64 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 38.52 0-100 in 2020.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 26.83 0-100 in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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).