Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Spain
Spain: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 61.21 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Spain, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Spain recorded 61.21 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Spain peaked at 80.53 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.16 0-100, in 2015.
That places Spain 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.63 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 80.53 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 77.99 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 78.55 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.06 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.99 0-100 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 73.4 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.81 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 69.19 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.18 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 69.2 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.78 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 70.56 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.05 0-100 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 60.32 0-100 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 60.16 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.84 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.26 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.26 0-100 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 64.72 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 63.8 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.7 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.09 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.07 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.65 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 61.21 0-100 | -2.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 61.21 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 91% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Spain's 61.21 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.58 0-100 | 78.63 0-100 | 80.53 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.65 0-100 | 68.7 0-100 | 79.06 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.42 0-100 | 60.16 0-100 | 70.78 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 0-100 | 61.21 0-100 | 64.7 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 51 Costa Rica 62.04 0-100 compare
- 52 Micronesia (country) 61.57 0-100 compare
- 53 Samoa 61.32 0-100 compare
- 55 Rwanda 60.88 0-100 compare
- 56 Slovenia 60.69 0-100 compare
- 57 Cayman Islands 60.24 0-100 compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Spain?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Spain was 61.21 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.53 0-100 in 1998.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.16 0-100 in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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).