Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Spain
Spain: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 66.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
66.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 208 countries
All-time high
87.2%
in 1998
All-time low
65.5%
in 2015
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Spain, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Spain stood at 66.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Spain peaked at 87.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2015.
Spain ranks 67th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 85.3% | — |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | -2.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 66.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.3%, 88% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Spain's 66.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.4%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 85.3% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 75.2% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 65.5% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 66.5% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 64 Marshall Islands 67.2% compare
- 65 Puerto Rico 67.1% compare
- 66 Grenada 66.5% compare
- 68 Rwanda 66.3% compare
- 69 Saint Lucia 66.2% compare
- 70 Slovenia 65.7% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Spain?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Spain was 66.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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