Control of Corruption - Governance score in Tonga

Tonga: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 39.77 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.77 0-100
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
124th
of 205 countries
All-time high
49.81 0-100
in 2004
All-time low
20.9 0-100
in 2005
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Tonga, 2004–2024

010203040502004201420242004: 49.8 0-1002005: 20.9 0-1002006: 21 0-1002007: 26.4 0-1002008: 34.9 0-1002009: 35.3 0-1002010: 43.1 0-1002011: 43.4 0-1002012: 43.3 0-1002013: 43.3 0-1002014: 36 0-1002015: 35.8 0-1002016: 35.9 0-1002017: 43.1 0-1002018: 46.1 0-1002019: 39 0-1002020: 42.2 0-1002021: 40.9 0-1002022: 37.8 0-1002023: 37.8 0-1002024: 39.8 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 Tonga is 39.77 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Tonga peaked at 49.81 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.9 0-100, in 2005.

Tonga ranks 124th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Tonga, 2004 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
2004 49.81 0-100 —
2005 20.9 0-100 -58.0%
2006 21.01 0-100 +0.5%
2007 26.43 0-100 +25.8%
2008 34.9 0-100 +32.1%
2009 35.31 0-100 +1.2%
2010 43.15 0-100 +22.2%
2011 43.36 0-100 +0.5%
2012 43.3 0-100 -0.1%
2013 43.31 0-100 +0.0%
2014 36.03 0-100 -16.8%
2015 35.83 0-100 -0.5%
2016 35.87 0-100 +0.1%
2017 43.07 0-100 +20.1%
2018 46.13 0-100 +7.1%
2019 38.97 0-100 -15.5%
2020 42.15 0-100 +8.2%
2021 40.92 0-100 -2.9%
2022 37.8 0-100 -7.6%
2023 37.84 0-100 +0.1%
2024 39.77 0-100 +5.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 39.77 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.19 0-100, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 39.77 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.85 0-100, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Governance score in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 -58.0% 49.81 0-100 20.9 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.39 0-100 20.9 0-100 49.81 0-100 6
2010s 40.9 0-100 35.83 0-100 46.13 0-100 10
2020s 39.7 0-100 37.8 0-100 42.15 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 121 Suriname 40.23 0-100 compare
  2. 122 East Timor 40.21 0-100 compare
  3. 123 Sri Lanka 40.07 0-100 compare
  4. 125 Brazil 39.58 0-100 compare
  5. 126 Albania 39.34 0-100 compare
  6. 127 Ethiopia 38.99 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Tonga?
Control of corruption - governance score in Tonga was 39.77 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 Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 49.81 0-100 in 2004.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9 0-100 in 2005.
How does Tonga rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Tonga ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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

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).