Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Syria

Syria: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 15.41 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
15.41 0-100
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
205th
of 208 countries
All-time high
33.23 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
11.86 0-100
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Syria, 1996–2025

01020301996201020251996: 33.2 0-1001998: 33.2 0-1002000: 26.2 0-1002002: 32.8 0-1002003: 28.8 0-1002004: 28.6 0-1002005: 28.7 0-1002006: 28.6 0-1002007: 26.3 0-1002008: 25.8 0-1002009: 26.9 0-1002010: 26 0-1002011: 25.7 0-1002012: 24 0-1002013: 23.6 0-1002014: 17.1 0-1002015: 17.1 0-1002016: 15.9 0-1002017: 15.9 0-1002018: 15.9 0-1002019: 14.6 0-1002020: 14 0-1002021: 11.9 0-1002022: 11.9 0-1002023: 12.1 0-1002024: 13.7 0-1002025: 15.4 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 Syria is 15.41 0-100, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Syria peaked at 33.23 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.86 0-100, in 2022.

Syria ranks 205th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Syria, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Syria, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 33.23 0-100 —
1998 33.21 0-100 -0.1%
2000 26.22 0-100 -21.1%
2002 32.79 0-100 +25.1%
2003 28.81 0-100 -12.1%
2004 28.56 0-100 -0.9%
2005 28.75 0-100 +0.7%
2006 28.65 0-100 -0.3%
2007 26.29 0-100 -8.2%
2008 25.84 0-100 -1.7%
2009 26.92 0-100 +4.2%
2010 26.01 0-100 -3.4%
2011 25.68 0-100 -1.3%
2012 23.97 0-100 -6.7%
2013 23.6 0-100 -1.5%
2014 17.09 0-100 -27.6%
2015 17.09 0-100 -0.0%
2016 15.94 0-100 -6.8%
2017 15.93 0-100 -0.1%
2018 15.94 0-100 +0.1%
2019 14.59 0-100 -8.5%
2020 13.95 0-100 -4.4%
2021 11.93 0-100 -14.5%
2022 11.86 0-100 -0.6%
2023 12.1 0-100 +2.0%
2024 13.73 0-100 +13.5%
2025 15.41 0-100 +12.2%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 15.41 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.7 0-100, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 15.41 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.33 0-100, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.22 0-100 33.21 0-100 33.23 0-100 2
2000s 28.09 0-100 25.84 0-100 32.79 0-100 9
2010s 19.58 0-100 14.59 0-100 26.01 0-100 10
2020s 13.16 0-100 11.86 0-100 15.41 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 202 North Korea 16.73 0-100 compare
  2. 203 Sudan 16.35 0-100 compare
  3. 204 Eritrea 15.57 0-100 compare
  4. 206 Yemen 14.17 0-100 compare
  5. 207 Somalia 13.92 0-100 compare
  6. 208 South Sudan 5.76 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Syria?
Control of corruption - governance score in Syria was 15.41 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was 33.23 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.86 0-100 in 2022.
How does Syria rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Syria ranks 205th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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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).