Control of Corruption - Governance score in United States
United States: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 69.86 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Governance score in United States, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
United States recorded 69.86 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in United States peaked at 84.77 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.86 0-100, in 2024.
That places United States 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score in United States, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 81.85 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 80.46 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 79.56 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.77 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 78.75 0-100 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 80.54 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 77.97 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 74.05 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 72.85 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.64 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 71.11 0-100 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 71.28 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.57 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 73.42 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.75 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.94 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.89 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.29 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 73.17 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.58 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 70.61 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.62 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.19 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 72.05 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 69.86 0-100 | -3.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 69.86 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.95 0-100, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.16 0-100 | 80.46 0-100 | 81.85 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.14 0-100 | 71.11 0-100 | 84.77 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.79 0-100 | 71.28 0-100 | 74.29 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.07 0-100 | 69.86 0-100 | 72.19 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.54 0-100 compare
- 36 Chile 70.24 0-100 compare
- 38 Lithuania 67.95 0-100 compare
- 39 Cape Verde 66.9 0-100 compare
- 40 Czechia 66.7 0-100 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in United States?
- Control of corruption - governance score in United States was 69.86 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 84.77 0-100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.86 0-100 in 2024.
- How does United States rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- United States ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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).