Control of Corruption in Liberia
Liberia: Control of Corruption was 0.1703 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption in Liberia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.1703 standard error for control of corruption in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption in Liberia peaked at 0.4739 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1703 standard error, in 2011.
That places Liberia 29th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4739 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.3305 standard error | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3131 standard error | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3597 standard error | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2829 standard error | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2497 standard error | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2436 standard error | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2446 standard error | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2501 standard error | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2044 standard error | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1811 standard error | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1768 standard error | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1703 standard error | -3.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1703 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1776 standard error, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1703 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1749 standard error, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4022 standard error | 0.3305 standard error | 0.4739 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2588 standard error | 0.1811 standard error | 0.3597 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1736 standard error | 0.1703 standard error | 0.1768 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 26 Mauritania 0.1749 standard error compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1749 standard error compare
- 28 Morocco 0.1713 standard error compare
- 30 Algeria 0.1683 standard error compare
- 31 Benin 0.1664 standard error compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1659 standard error compare
- 32 Tunisia 0.1659 standard error compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption in Liberia?
- Control of corruption in Liberia was 0.1703 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest control of corruption recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4739 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1703 standard error in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for control of corruption?
- Liberia ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is control of corruption rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.