Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Barbados
Barbados: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 79.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
79.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 1996
All-time low
75.4%
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 79.3% for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados peaked at 88.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2014.
That places Barbados 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 88.8% | — |
| 1998 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 79.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 79.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.2%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 80.8% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 75.4% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.2% | 79.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 30 Belgium 80.9% compare
- 31 Seychelles 80.7% compare
- 32 Austria 79.6% compare
- 34 France 78.4% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 76.7% compare
- 36 French Polynesia 76.2% compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados was 79.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Barbados ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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