Control of Corruption - Governance score in Kuwait

Kuwait: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 52.27 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
52.27 0-100
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
81st
of 204 countries
All-time high
61.58 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
39.9 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Kuwait, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 61.6 0-1001998: 61.6 0-1002000: 58.3 0-1002002: 59.5 0-1002003: 57.1 0-1002004: 56.1 0-1002005: 57.2 0-1002006: 51 0-1002007: 49.3 0-1002008: 49.6 0-1002009: 49.7 0-1002010: 50.1 0-1002011: 46.2 0-1002012: 45.1 0-1002013: 45.3 0-1002014: 42.4 0-1002015: 43 0-1002016: 41 0-1002017: 39.9 0-1002018: 42.3 0-1002019: 45.1 0-1002020: 44.7 0-1002021: 46.6 0-1002022: 49.4 0-1002023: 51.2 0-1002024: 52.3 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, control of corruption - governance score in Kuwait stood at 52.27 0-100.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Kuwait peaked at 61.58 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 39.9 0-100, in 2017.

That places Kuwait 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.57 0-100 61.56 0-100 61.58 0-100 2
2000s 54.2 0-100 49.27 0-100 59.47 0-100 9
2010s 44.05 0-100 39.9 0-100 50.15 0-100 10
2020s 48.85 0-100 44.71 0-100 52.27 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 78 Jordan 53.36 0-100 compare
  2. 79 Malta 53.26 0-100 compare
  3. 80 Bahrain 53 0-100 compare
  4. 82 Sao Tome and Principe 51.58 0-100 compare
  5. 83 Croatia 50.86 0-100 compare
  6. 84 Armenia 50.78 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Kuwait?
Control of corruption - governance score in Kuwait was 52.27 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 61.58 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 39.9 0-100 in 2017.
How does Kuwait rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Kuwait ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,167 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).