Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq
Iraq: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 29.2% for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq peaked at 36.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.0% | — |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +58.1% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 29.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 61% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 29.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.4%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +58.1% | 23.1% | 36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.9% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 24.4% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq was 29.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iraq ranks 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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