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South Korea Corruption Control

South Korea's corruption control rose to 0.89 points in 2023, up from 0.75 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 18.7% (0.14) from the previous year. South Korea has corruption control higher than the global median (0.89 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Asia, South Korea is higher (0.89 points vs regional median -0.41 points) and ranks 7th out of 48 countries in Asia.

South Korea's political stability index rose to 0.61 points in 2023, up from 0.58 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 0.89
2022 0.75
2021 0.73
2020 0.7
2019 0.7
2018 0.57
2017 0.45
2016 0.42
2015 0.34
2014 0.51
2013 0.58
2012 0.5
2011 0.48
2010 0.43
2009 0.5
2008 0.43
2007 0.57
2006 0.3
2005 0.59
2004 0.38
2003 0.54
2002 0.49
2000 0.27
1998 0.3
1996 0.38
South 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 South Korea.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index 0.61 points 0.58 points 2023