Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in United States
United States: Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 59.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States is 59.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States peaked at 78.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2025.
That places United States 37th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75.2% | — |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 59.8% | -6.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 59.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.9% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 64.8% | 78.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 59.8% | 66.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States?
- Control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States was 59.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- United States ranks 37th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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