Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1485 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1485
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
207th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2322
in 1996
All-time low
0.1485
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1485 for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana peaked at 0.2322 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1485, in 2023.
That places Ghana 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2322 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2322 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2322 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2273 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.214 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1813 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1749 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1725 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1725 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1701 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1701 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1543 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.156 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1485 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1485 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1485 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1485 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.166, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1485 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1599, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2322 | 0.2322 | 0.2322 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1908 | 0.1701 | 0.2322 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1572 | 0.1543 | 0.1701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1523 | 0.1485 | 0.156 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana?
- Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Ghana was 0.1485 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2322 in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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