Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1792 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1792
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3437
in 1996
All-time low
0.1792
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho is 0.1792, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.3437 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1792, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3437 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3284 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2756 | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2543 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1998 | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1998 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1839 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1839 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1839 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1839 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1827 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1811 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1811 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1806 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1854 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1854 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1806 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1806 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1792 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1792 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.166, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1792 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1599, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3437 | 0.3437 | 0.3437 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.257 | 0.1839 | 0.3437 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1821 | 0.1806 | 0.1854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1807 | 0.1792 | 0.1854 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 73 Chad 0.1816 compare
- 74 Belarus 0.1805 compare
- 75 Somalia 0.1801 compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1788 compare
- 77 Georgia 0.1788 compare
- 77 Montenegro 0.1788 compare
- 77 North Macedonia 0.1788 compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho?
- Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho was 0.1792 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3437 in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1792 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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