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

Laos: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1917 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1917
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3437
in 1996
All-time low
0.1917
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, 1996–2025

00.10.20.31996201020251996: 0.3441998: 0.3442000: 0.3442002: 0.3442003: 0.3442004: 0.2542005: 0.2362006: 0.22007: 0.22008: 0.1982009: 0.1982010: 0.1982011: 0.1982012: 0.2022013: 0.1932014: 0.1932015: 0.1932016: 0.1932017: 0.1942018: 0.1942019: 0.1942020: 0.1942021: 0.1942022: 0.1942023: 0.1942024: 0.1922025: 0.192

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos stood at 0.1917. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos peaked at 0.3437 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1917, in 2024.

Laos ranks 61st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Laos, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3437 —
1998 0.3437 +0.0%
2000 0.3437 +0.0%
2002 0.3437 +0.0%
2003 0.3437 +0.0%
2004 0.2543 -26.0%
2005 0.2364 -7.0%
2006 0.1999 -15.4%
2007 0.1999 +0.0%
2008 0.1983 -0.8%
2009 0.1983 +0.0%
2010 0.1983 +0.0%
2011 0.1983 +0.0%
2012 0.2021 +1.9%
2013 0.1926 -4.7%
2014 0.1926 +0.0%
2015 0.1926 +0.0%
2016 0.1926 +0.0%
2017 0.1941 +0.8%
2018 0.1941 +0.0%
2019 0.1941 +0.0%
2020 0.1941 +0.0%
2021 0.1941 +0.0%
2022 0.1941 +0.0%
2023 0.1941 +0.0%
2024 0.1917 -1.2%
2025 0.1917 +0.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.1917 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.166, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.1917 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.208, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3437 0.3437 0.3437 2
2000s 0.2576 0.1983 0.3437 9
2010s 0.1951 0.1926 0.2021 10
2020s 0.1933 0.1917 0.1941 6

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 58 Armenia 0.1932 compare
  2. 59 Eritrea 0.1932 compare
  3. 60 Syria 0.1922 compare
  4. 62 Tajikistan 0.1911 compare
  5. 63 Burundi 0.1909 compare
  6. 63 Central African Republic 0.1909 compare
  7. 63 Djibouti 0.1909 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos?
Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos was 0.1917 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.3437 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1917 in 2024.
How does Laos rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
Laos ranks 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos 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
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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