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Nigeria Corruption Control

Nigeria's corruption control fell to -1.04 points in 2023, down from -1.13 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 8% (0.09) from the previous year. Nigeria has corruption control lower than the global median (-1.04 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Africa, Nigeria is lower (-1.04 points vs regional median -0.74 points) and ranks 39th out of 54 countries in Africa.

Nigeria's political stability index fell to -1.77 points in 2023, down from -1.78 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 -1.04
2022 -1.13
2021 -1.1
2020 -1.12
2019 -1.11
2018 -1.08
2017 -1.1
2016 -1.05
2015 -1.1
2014 -1.28
2013 -1.23
2012 -1.18
2011 -1.19
2010 -1.05
2009 -1.04
2008 -0.9
2007 -1.07
2006 -1.13
2005 -1.18
2004 -1.38
2003 -1.42
2002 -1.5
2000 -1.32
1998 -1.16
1996 -1.19
Nigeria 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 Nigeria.