Control of Corruption - Governance score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Control of Corruption - Governance score was 63.09 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.09 0-100
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
48th
of 204 countries
All-time high
63.09 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
38.18 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 40.1 0-1001998: 40.1 0-1002000: 40 0-1002002: 47.1 0-1002003: 42.3 0-1002004: 38.2 0-1002005: 39.7 0-1002006: 41.3 0-1002007: 41.3 0-1002008: 43.8 0-1002009: 42.6 0-1002010: 45.4 0-1002011: 43.5 0-1002012: 43.9 0-1002013: 44.3 0-1002014: 42.8 0-1002015: 45 0-1002016: 50.3 0-1002017: 50.1 0-1002018: 51 0-1002019: 52.2 0-1002020: 54.4 0-1002021: 52.6 0-1002022: 53.5 0-1002023: 57.5 0-1002024: 63.1 0-100

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 63.09 0-100 for control of corruption - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 63.09 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.18 0-100, in 2004.

Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.11 0-100 40.1 0-100 40.13 0-100 2
2000s 41.8 0-100 38.18 0-100 47.05 0-100 9
2010s 46.84 0-100 42.78 0-100 52.17 0-100 10
2020s 56.21 0-100 52.64 0-100 63.09 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 45 Portugal 64.54 0-100 compare
  2. 46 Poland 63.93 0-100 compare
  3. 47 Qatar 63.13 0-100 compare
  4. 49 Spain 62.32 0-100 compare
  5. 50 Micronesia (country) 62.19 0-100 compare
  6. 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.13 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia?
Control of corruption - governance score in Saudi Arabia was 63.09 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 63.09 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.18 0-100 in 2004.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).