Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.8%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
184th
of 208 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 1996
All-time low
10.9%
in 2009
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe stood at 16.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.8% | — |
| 1998 | 27.0% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -44.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 16.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.4%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 27.0% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.8% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe?
- Control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe was 16.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Zimbabwe ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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