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 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.1566 for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.2958 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1566, in 2024.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2958 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2958 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2958 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2958 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2958 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1926 | -34.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1849 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1833 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1821 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1821 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1793 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1788 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1803 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1831 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1816 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1816 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1816 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1746 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.175 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1746 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1746 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1746 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1576 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1576 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1579 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1566 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1566 | +0.0% |
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 0.1618, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1566 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1599, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -34.9% | 0.2958 | 0.1926 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2958 | 0.2958 | 0.2958 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2213 | 0.1793 | 0.2958 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1786 | 0.1746 | 0.1831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1601 | 0.1566 | 0.1746 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 179 Indonesia 0.1584 compare
- 179 Philippines 0.1584 compare
- 181 Mongolia 0.1581 compare
- 183 Cameroon 0.1551 compare
- 183 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1551 compare
- 183 Gambia 0.1551 compare
- 183 Liberia 0.1551 compare
- 183 Malawi 0.1551 compare
- 183 Mali 0.1551 compare
- 183 Mozambique 0.1551 compare
- 183 Senegal 0.1551 compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 0.1551 compare
- 183 Tanzania 0.1551 compare
- 183 Zambia 0.1551 compare
- 183 Zimbabwe 0.1551 compare
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
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 2025, 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 0.2958 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 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 13.7%. 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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