Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Mauritania

Mauritania: Control of Corruption - Number of sources was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

2.557.51012.51996201020251996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 52005: 62006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 102010: 102011: 102012: 92013: 102014: 102015: 102016: 102017: 102018: 102019: 102020: 102021: 112022: 132023: 132024: 132025: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 13 for control of corruption - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - number of sources in Mauritania peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

Mauritania ranks 16th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Number of sources in Mauritania, 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 5 +150.0%
2005 6 +20.0%
2006 9 +50.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 10 +11.1%
2010 10 +0.0%
2011 10 +0.0%
2012 9 -10.0%
2013 10 +11.1%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 10 +0.0%
2019 10 +0.0%
2020 10 +0.0%
2021 11 +10.0%
2022 13 +18.2%
2023 13 +0.0%
2024 13 +0.0%
2025 13 +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 6 2 10 9
2010s 9.9 9 10 10
2020s 12.17 10 13 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 16 Benin 13 compare
  2. 16 Burkina Faso 13 compare
  3. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 13 compare
  4. 16 Ethiopia 13 compare
  5. 16 Guinea 13 compare
  6. 16 Madagascar 13 compare
  7. 16 Mongolia 13 compare
  8. 16 Niger 13 compare
  9. 16 Togo 13 compare
  10. 16 Tunisia 13 compare
  11. 16 Uganda 13 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - number of sources in Mauritania?
Control of corruption - number of sources in Mauritania was 13 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
What is the lowest control of corruption - number of sources recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Mauritania rank for control of corruption - number of sources?
Mauritania ranks 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - number of sources rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania 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
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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