Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Kuwait

Kuwait: Control of Corruption - Number of sources was 9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2023
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Kuwait, 1996–2024

02468101996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 52003: 52004: 52005: 52006: 62007: 62008: 72009: 72010: 72011: 72012: 72013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 72019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 82023: 92024: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - number of sources in Kuwait stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - number of sources in Kuwait peaked at 9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

That places Kuwait 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Kuwait, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 4
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2002 5 +25.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 5 +0.0%
2005 5 +0.0%
2006 6 +20.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 7 +16.7%
2009 7 +0.0%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 7 +0.0%
2019 7 +0.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 8 +14.3%
2023 9 +12.5%
2024 9 +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 5.56 4 7 9
2010s 7 7 7 10
2020s 8 7 9 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 117 Afghanistan 9 compare
  2. 117 Albania 9 compare
  3. 117 Algeria 9 compare
  4. 117 Armenia 9 compare
  5. 117 Australia 9 compare
  6. 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
  7. 117 Burundi 9 compare
  8. 117 Cape Verde 9 compare
  9. 117 Central African Republic 9 compare
  10. 117 Egypt 9 compare
  11. 117 Georgia 9 compare
  12. 117 Haiti 9 compare
  13. 117 Iraq 9 compare
  14. 117 Japan 9 compare
  15. 117 Kosovo 9 compare
  16. 117 Laos 9 compare
  17. 117 Lebanon 9 compare
  18. 117 Montenegro 9 compare
  19. 117 New Zealand 9 compare
  20. 117 North Macedonia 9 compare
  21. 117 Somalia 9 compare
  22. 117 United Kingdom 9 compare
  23. 117 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - number of sources in Kuwait?
Control of corruption - number of sources in Kuwait was 9 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
What is the lowest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Kuwait rank for control of corruption - number of sources?
Kuwait ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - number of sources rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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.

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Control of Corruption - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,217 data points, 1996–2024
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