Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1566 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1566
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2956
in 1996
All-time low
0.1566
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2961998: 0.2962000: 0.2962002: 0.2962003: 0.2962004: 0.1922005: 0.1852006: 0.1832007: 0.1822008: 0.1822009: 0.1792010: 0.1792011: 0.182012: 0.182013: 0.1792014: 0.1792015: 0.1812016: 0.1742017: 0.1752018: 0.1742019: 0.1742020: 0.1742021: 0.1572022: 0.1572023: 0.1582024: 0.157

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.1566 for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.2956 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1566, in 2024.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2956 —
1998 0.2956 +0.0%
2000 0.2956 +0.0%
2002 0.2956 +0.0%
2003 0.2956 +0.0%
2004 0.1924 -34.9%
2005 0.1848 -3.9%
2006 0.1832 -0.9%
2007 0.182 -0.7%
2008 0.182 +0.0%
2009 0.1791 -1.6%
2010 0.1786 -0.3%
2011 0.18 +0.8%
2012 0.18 +0.0%
2013 0.1786 -0.8%
2014 0.1786 +0.0%
2015 0.1814 +1.6%
2016 0.1742 -4.0%
2017 0.1747 +0.3%
2018 0.1742 -0.3%
2019 0.1742 +0.0%
2020 0.1742 +0.0%
2021 0.1574 -9.6%
2022 0.1574 +0.0%
2023 0.1578 +0.2%
2024 0.1566 -0.8%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1566 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1613, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1566 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1601, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -34.9% 0.2956 0.1924

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2956 0.2956 0.2956 2
2000s 0.2211 0.1791 0.2956 9
2010s 0.1775 0.1742 0.1814 10
2020s 0.1607 0.1566 0.1742 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 175 Mongolia 0.1585 compare
  2. 176 Indonesia 0.1576 compare
  3. 176 Philippines 0.1576 compare
  4. 179 Guinea 0.1556 compare
  5. 179 Liberia 0.1556 compare
  6. 179 Malawi 0.1556 compare
  7. 179 Mozambique 0.1556 compare
  8. 179 Uganda 0.1556 compare
  9. 179 Zambia 0.1556 compare
  10. 179 Zimbabwe 0.1556 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.1566 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.2956 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1566 in 2024.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate
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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