Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Nepal
Nepal: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nepal, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nepal is 38.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nepal peaked at 51.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2012.
Nepal ranks 158th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.7% | — |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -7.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 38.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 38.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 47.7%, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -29.9% | 51.9% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 36.4% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 33.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.0% | 41.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nepal?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nepal was 38.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Nepal ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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