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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Control of corruption

The extent to which public power is exercised for private gain. A second, independent read on the same question as the Corruption Perceptions Index — and one with a decade more history.

Latest
-0.3
2024
Published by
World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)
annual

Control of corruption over time

-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.11996200120062011201620212024-0.295
19962024 · 26 observations · estimate (−2.5 to +2.5)
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PeriodControl of corruption
2024-0.295
2023-0.335
2022-0.292
2021-0.301
2020-0.254
2019-0.218
2018-0.208
2017-0.224
2016-0.285
2015-0.345
2014-0.414
2013-0.471
2012-0.503
2011-0.491
2010-0.362
2009-0.345
2008-0.295
2007-0.327
2006-0.23
2005-0.409
2004-0.388
2003-0.548
2002-0.556
2000-0.211
1998-0.155
1996-0.264

Compared with

Germany
1.77
Japan
1.36
United States
1.09
China
0.089
South Africa
-0.192
Vietnam
-0.252
India
-0.295
Sri Lanka
-0.385
Brazil
-0.409
Indonesia
-0.545
Nepal
-0.633
Pakistan
-1.07
Bangladesh
-1.1
Latest available year for each country · estimate (−2.5 to +2.5)

Source

World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators