Control of Corruption in Lesotho
Lesotho: Control of Corruption was 0.1774 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption in Lesotho, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption in Lesotho is 0.1774 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption in Lesotho peaked at 0.5569 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1774 standard error, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 25th 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.
Control of Corruption in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5569 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.3449 standard error | -38.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3251 standard error | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3229 standard error | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2867 standard error | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2458 standard error | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2478 standard error | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1912 standard error | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1842 standard error | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1806 standard error | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1787 standard error | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1802 standard error | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1774 standard error | -1.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1774 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1659 standard error, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1774 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1749 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -38.1% | 0.5569 standard error | 0.3449 standard error |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4509 standard error | 0.3449 standard error | 0.5569 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2403 standard error | 0.1787 standard error | 0.3251 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1788 standard error | 0.1774 standard error | 0.1802 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 in Lesotho?
- Control of corruption in Lesotho was 0.1774 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5569 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1774 standard error in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for control of corruption?
- Lesotho ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is control of corruption rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.