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United Arab Emirates Corruption Control

The United Arab Emirates' corruption control fell to 1.07 points in 2023, down from 1.16 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 7.8% (0.09) from the previous year. The United Arab Emirates has corruption control higher than the global median (1.07 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Asia, the United Arab Emirates is higher (1.07 points vs regional median -0.41 points) and ranks 6th out of 48 countries in Asia.

The United Arab Emirates' political stability index fell to 0.68 points in 2023, down from 0.74 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 1.07
2022 1.16
2021 1.15
2020 1.08
2019 1.07
2018 1.12
2017 1.1
2016 1.13
2015 1.03
2014 1.2
2013 1.27
2012 1.16
2011 1.07
2010 0.89
2009 0.91
2008 1.07
2007 1.01
2006 0.89
2005 0.99
2004 1.04
2003 0.83
2002 1.11
2000 0.1
1998 0.03
1996 -0.01
United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates.