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

Syria: Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1922 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1922
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
60th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2322
in 1996
All-time low
0.1875
in 2009
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

00.050.10.150.20.251996201020251996: 0.2321998: 0.2322000: 0.2322002: 0.2322003: 0.2322004: 0.1982005: 0.1982006: 0.1982007: 0.1892008: 0.1892009: 0.1882010: 0.1882011: 0.1882012: 0.1912013: 0.1912014: 0.1912015: 0.1912016: 0.22017: 0.22018: 0.22019: 0.2062020: 0.2082021: 0.2022022: 0.2022023: 0.2022024: 0.2022025: 0.192

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.1922 for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria peaked at 0.2322 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1875, in 2009.

Syria ranks 60th 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 Syria, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate in Syria, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2322 —
1998 0.2322 +0.0%
2000 0.2322 +0.0%
2002 0.2322 +0.0%
2003 0.2322 +0.0%
2004 0.1978 -14.8%
2005 0.1978 +0.0%
2006 0.1978 +0.0%
2007 0.1889 -4.5%
2008 0.1889 +0.0%
2009 0.1875 -0.7%
2010 0.1875 +0.0%
2011 0.1875 +0.0%
2012 0.1907 +1.7%
2013 0.1907 +0.0%
2014 0.1907 +0.0%
2015 0.1907 +0.0%
2016 0.1999 +4.8%
2017 0.1999 +0.0%
2018 0.1999 +0.0%
2019 0.2064 +3.3%
2020 0.2083 +0.9%
2021 0.2016 -3.2%
2022 0.2016 +0.0%
2023 0.2016 +0.0%
2024 0.2016 +0.0%
2025 0.1922 -4.6%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 0.1922 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1618, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 0.1922 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1741, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2322 0.2322 0.2322 2
2000s 0.2061 0.1875 0.2322 9
2010s 0.1944 0.1875 0.2064 10
2020s 0.2011 0.1922 0.2083 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 57 Iraq 0.1933 compare
  2. 58 Armenia 0.1932 compare
  3. 59 Eritrea 0.1932 compare
  4. 61 Laos 0.1917 compare
  5. 62 Tajikistan 0.1911 compare
  6. 63 Burundi 0.1909 compare
  7. 63 Central African Republic 0.1909 compare
  8. 63 Djibouti 0.1909 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria?
Control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria was 0.1922 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2322 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1875 in 2009.
How does Syria rank for control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate?
Syria ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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