Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1732 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1732
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2009
in 1996
All-time low
0.1732
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.1732 for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand peaked at 0.2009 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1732, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 86th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2009 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1992 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1992 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1992 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1992 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1985 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1745 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1745 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1745 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1745 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1745 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1745 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.175 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1732 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1732 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1732 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1732 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.172, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1732 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.208, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2009 | 0.2009 | 0.2009 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2001 | 0.1992 | 0.2009 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1771 | 0.1745 | 0.1985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1741 | 0.1732 | 0.175 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand?
- Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand was 0.1732 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2009 in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1732 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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