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Control of Corruption by African country

2025

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for control of corruption, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
−0.81population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Seychelles · 1.23Lowest in 2025South Sudan · −2.10Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −0.33Democratic Republic of the Congo — −1.49Somalia — −1.69Kenya — −0.86Sudan — −1.57Chad — −1.34South Africa — −0.13Lesotho — −0.27Zimbabwe — −1.29Botswana — 0.59Namibia — 0.15Senegal — 0.15Mali — −0.94Mauritania — −0.95Benin — −0.21Niger — −0.74Nigeria — −1.07Cameroon — −1.20Togo — −0.71Ghana — −0.11Cote d'Ivoire — −0.27Guinea — −1.07Guinea-Bissau — −1.40Liberia — −0.96Sierra Leone — −0.78Burkina Faso — −0.22Central African Republic — −1.32Republic of the Congo — −1.42Gabon — −0.78Equatorial Guinea — −1.48Zambia — −0.46Malawi — −0.66Mozambique — −1.10Eswatini — −0.80Angola — −0.68Burundi — −1.54Madagascar — −1.04Gambia — −0.51Tunisia — −0.20Algeria — −0.53Eritrea — −1.61Morocco — −0.50Egypt — −0.70Libya — −1.53Ethiopia — −0.37Djibouti — −0.93Uganda — −1.11Rwanda — 0.64South Sudan — −2.10Nigeria −1.07Nigeria −1.07Ethiopia −0.37Ethiopia −0.37Kenya −0.86Kenya −0.86South Africa −0.13South Africa −0.132025HIGHEST IN 2025Seychellesnot drawn1.23Cabo Verdenot drawn0.91Rwanda0.64Botswana0.59Mauritiusnot drawn0.39LOWEST IN 2025South Sudan−2.10Somalia−1.69Eritrea−1.61Sudan−1.57Burundi−1.54PINNEDEthiopia−0.3717 of 54Kenya−0.8630 of 54Nigeria−1.0738 of 54South Africa−0.1310 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn−0.88Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.13estimate · quintiles of the observed range−2.1−1.3−0.9−0.7−0.21.2no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−0.11
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries−0.74
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−0.77
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−0.81
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−1.28
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure−0.81

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for control of corruption, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitestimate
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1996–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Control of Corruption". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/control-of-corruption
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=control_of_corruption_estimate&year=2025&limit=100

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Control of Corruption: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryControl of CorruptionPeriod
1Seychelles1.232025
2Cabo Verde0.912025
3Rwanda0.642025
4Botswana0.592025
5Mauritius0.392025
6Senegal0.152025
7Namibia0.152025
8Sao Tome and Principe0.132025
9Ghana-0.112025
10South Africa-0.132025
11Tunisia-0.22025
12Benin-0.212025
13Burkina Faso-0.222025
14Cote d'Ivoire-0.272025
15Lesotho-0.272025
16Tanzania-0.332025
17Ethiopia-0.372025
18Zambia-0.462025
19Morocco-0.52025
20Gambia-0.512025
21Algeria-0.532025
22Malawi-0.662025
23Angola-0.682025
24Egypt-0.72025
25Togo-0.712025
26Niger-0.742025
27Gabon-0.782025
28Sierra Leone-0.782025
29Eswatini-0.82025
30Kenya-0.862025
31Comoros-0.882025
32Djibouti-0.932025
33Mali-0.942025
34Mauritania-0.952025
35Liberia-0.962025
36Madagascar-1.042025
37Guinea-1.072025
38Nigeria-1.072025
39Mozambique-1.12025
40Uganda-1.112025
41Cameroon-1.22025
42Zimbabwe-1.292025
43Central African Republic-1.322025
44Chad-1.342025
45Guinea-Bissau-1.42025
46Republic of the Congo-1.422025
47Equatorial Guinea-1.482025
48Democratic Republic of the Congo-1.492025
49Libya-1.532025
50Burundi-1.542025
51Sudan-1.572025
52Eritrea-1.612025
53Somalia-1.692025
54South Sudan-2.12025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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