Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Australia
Australia: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 90.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
90.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 208 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 1998
All-time low
86.2%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Australia stood at 90.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Australia peaked at 98.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2020.
That places Australia 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 98.0% | — |
| 1998 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 90.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 90.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.8%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 89.8% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 86.2% | 90.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Australia?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Australia was 90.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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