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Kuwait Corruption Control

Kuwait's corruption control rose to 0.21 points in 2023, up from 0.13 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 61.5% (0.08) from the previous year. Kuwait has corruption control higher than the global median (0.21 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Asia, Kuwait is higher (0.21 points vs regional median -0.41 points) and ranks 15th out of 48 countries in Asia.

Kuwait's political stability index rose to 0.41 points in 2023, up from 0.29 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 0.21
2022 0.13
2021 -0.06
2020 -0.09
2019 -0.16
2018 -0.32
2017 -0.36
2016 -0.3
2015 -0.26
2014 -0.25
2013 -0.2
2012 -0.2
2011 0.08
2010 0.3
2009 0.3
2008 0.41
2007 0.36
2006 0.43
2005 0.5
2004 0.77
2003 0.77
2002 0.98
2000 0.56
1998 0.56
1996 0.48
Kuwait Corruption Control : Definition
Corruption Control is defined as a perception-based index for the reporting year that captures views on public-sector corruption; scale and interpretation depend on the underlying data source for Kuwait.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index 0.41 points 0.29 points 2023