Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 84.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
84.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 208 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2025
All-time low
68.4%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan peaked at 84.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 26th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 74.8% | — |
| 1998 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 84.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 84.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 47.7%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 74.5% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.4% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 69.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.0% | 84.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan was 84.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bhutan ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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