Control of Corruption in Congo
Congo: Control of Corruption was 0.1785 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption in Congo, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1785 standard error for control of corruption in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption in Congo peaked at 0.4739 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1785 standard error, in 2011.
That places Congo 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4022 standard error | 0.3305 standard error | 0.4739 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2343 standard error | 0.1889 standard error | 0.3131 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1814 standard error | 0.1785 standard error | 0.1844 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 16 Central African Republic 0.1888 standard error compare
- 17 Rwanda 0.1842 standard error compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 0.1824 standard error compare
- 20 Chad 0.1776 standard error compare
- 20 Mauritius 0.1776 standard error compare
- 22 Niger 0.1776 standard error compare
- 22 Sudan 0.1776 standard error compare
- 22 Togo 0.1776 standard error compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption in Congo?
- Control of corruption in Congo was 0.1785 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4739 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1785 standard error in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for control of corruption?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is control of corruption rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Control of Corruption (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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See definition GV.CONT.CO.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.