Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya

Kenya: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1488 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1488
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
205th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2317
in 1996
All-time low
0.1488
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251996201020241996: 0.2321998: 0.2322000: 0.2322002: 0.2252003: 0.2072004: 0.1772005: 0.1712006: 0.1692007: 0.1692008: 0.1692009: 0.1692010: 0.1692011: 0.1532012: 0.1532013: 0.1532014: 0.1532015: 0.1552016: 0.1552017: 0.1552018: 0.1552019: 0.1552020: 0.1552021: 0.1552022: 0.1552023: 0.1562024: 0.149

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya stood at 0.1488. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya peaked at 0.2317 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1488, in 2024.

Kenya ranks 205th 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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2317 —
1998 0.2317 +0.0%
2000 0.2317 +0.0%
2002 0.2249 -2.9%
2003 0.2071 -7.9%
2004 0.1771 -14.5%
2005 0.1711 -3.4%
2006 0.1689 -1.3%
2007 0.1689 +0.0%
2008 0.1689 +0.0%
2009 0.1689 +0.0%
2010 0.1689 +0.0%
2011 0.1535 -9.1%
2012 0.1535 +0.0%
2013 0.1535 +0.0%
2014 0.1535 +0.0%
2015 0.1553 +1.2%
2016 0.1553 +0.0%
2017 0.1553 +0.0%
2018 0.1553 +0.0%
2019 0.1553 +0.0%
2020 0.1553 +0.0%
2021 0.1553 +0.0%
2022 0.1553 +0.0%
2023 0.1556 +0.2%
2024 0.1488 -4.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.1488 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1669, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.1488 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1601, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2317 0.2317 0.2317 2
2000s 0.1875 0.1689 0.2317 9
2010s 0.1559 0.1535 0.1689 10
2020s 0.154 0.1488 0.1556 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 206 Ghana 0.1478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya?
Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya was 0.1488 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.2317 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1488 in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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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