Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Bhutan

Bhutan: Control of Corruption - Number of sources was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9
in 2013
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Bhutan, 1996–2025

2468101996201020251996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 42005: 62006: 72007: 72008: 72009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 72013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 92017: 92018: 92019: 82020: 72021: 82022: 72023: 72024: 82025: 8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, control of corruption - number of sources in Bhutan stood at 8.

That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - number of sources in Bhutan peaked at 9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Bhutan 145th 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 - Number of sources in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Bhutan, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 2 —
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 4 +100.0%
2005 6 +50.0%
2006 7 +16.7%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 7 +0.0%
2009 8 +14.3%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 7 -12.5%
2013 9 +28.6%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 8 -11.1%
2020 7 -12.5%
2021 8 +14.3%
2022 7 -12.5%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 8 +14.3%
2025 8 +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 8 is below the median for South Asia, which is 11, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 5 2 8 9
2010s 8.5 7 9 10
2020s 7.5 7 8 6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 145 Azerbaijan 8 compare
  2. 145 Bahrain 8 compare
  3. 145 Comoros 8 compare
  4. 145 Eritrea 8 compare
  5. 145 Iceland 8 compare
  6. 145 Israel 8 compare
  7. 145 Libya 8 compare
  8. 145 Myanmar 8 compare
  9. 145 Oman 8 compare
  10. 145 Saudi Arabia 8 compare
  11. 145 South Sudan 8 compare
  12. 145 Suriname 8 compare
  13. 145 Switzerland 8 compare
  14. 145 Syria 8 compare
  15. 145 United Arab Emirates 8 compare
  16. 145 Yemen 8 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

More reference data data for Bhutan

All data for Bhutan →

Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - number of sources in Bhutan?
Control of corruption - number of sources in Bhutan was 8 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2013.
What is the lowest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Bhutan rank for control of corruption - number of sources?
Bhutan ranks 145th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - number of sources rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Number of sources. 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Bhutan. Statizoid. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/control-of-corruption-number-of-sources/bhutan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/control-of-corruption-number-of-sources/bhutan/">Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Bhutan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Control of Corruption - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed