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North Korea Corruption Control

North Korea's corruption control fell to -1.58 points in 2023, down from -1.61 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 1.9% (0.03) from the previous year. North Korea has the 6th lowest corruption control. Within Asia, it ranks 46th out of 48 countries.

North Korea's political stability index fell to -0.37 points in 2023, down from -0.43 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 -1.58
2022 -1.61
2021 -1.62
2020 -1.7
2019 -1.61
2018 -1.59
2017 -1.5
2016 -1.46
2015 -1.27
2014 -1.3
2013 -1.29
2012 -1.29
2011 -1.32
2010 -1.28
2009 -1.29
2008 -1.52
2007 -1.54
2006 -1.44
2005 -1.28
2004 -1.39
2003 -1.43
2002 -1.03
2000 -1.3
1998 -1.25
1996 -1.28
North Korea 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 North Korea.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index -0.37 points -0.43 points 2023