Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Benin
Benin: Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 38.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 38.5% for control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin peaked at 41.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2003.
Benin ranks 99th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21.2% | — |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +51.2% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 38.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 38.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Benin 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +51.2% | 19.7% | 29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 19.7% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.0% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 38.0% | 41.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 96 South Africa 40.0% compare
- 97 Georgia 39.3% compare
- 98 Tunisia 38.5% compare
- 100 Belize 38.3% compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 38.2% compare
- 102 Cote d'Ivoire 37.4% compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin?
- Control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin was 38.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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