Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Zambia
Zambia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 38.86 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Zambia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 38.86 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Zambia peaked at 41.99 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.35 0-100, in 2000.
That places Zambia 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.43 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 31.47 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.35 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 32.35 0-100 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 32.19 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.23 0-100 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 36.31 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.62 0-100 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 41.53 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 40.88 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 41.99 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.77 0-100 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 41.76 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 41.96 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.32 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 40.19 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 40.09 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.52 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 38.68 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.57 0-100 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 34.95 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.79 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 34.01 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 39.47 0-100 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 39.87 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 39.49 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 38.86 0-100 | -1.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 38.86 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 38.86 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.07 0-100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.45 0-100 | 31.43 0-100 | 31.47 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.83 0-100 | 29.35 0-100 | 41.99 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.48 0-100 | 34.95 0-100 | 41.96 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.91 0-100 | 34.01 0-100 | 39.87 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Zambia?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Zambia was 38.86 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.99 0-100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.35 0-100 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).