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South Africa Corruption Control

South Africa's corruption control fell to -0.28 points in 2023, down from -0.33 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 15.2% (0.05) from the previous year. South Africa has corruption control lower than the global median (-0.28 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Africa, South Africa is higher (-0.28 points vs regional median -0.74 points) and ranks 13th out of 54 countries in Africa.

South Africa's political stability index fell to -0.67 points in 2023, down from -0.68 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 -0.28
2022 -0.33
2021 -0.03
2020 -0.06
2019 -0.03
2018 -0.14
2017 -0.13
2016 0.02
2015 -0.07
2014 -0.13
2013 -0.14
2012 -0.18
2011 0
2010 0.07
2009 0.13
2008 0.15
2007 0.2
2006 0.38
2005 0.48
2004 0.4
2003 0.28
2002 0.33
2000 0.55
1998 0.64
1996 0.73
South Africa 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 South Africa.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index -0.67 points -0.68 points 2023