Flag of us

United States Corruption Control

The United States' corruption control rose to 1.12 points in 2023, up from 1.1 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 1.8% (0.02) from the previous year. The United States has corruption control higher than the global median (1.12 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Americas, the United States is higher (1.12 points vs regional median -0.11 points) and ranks 6th out of 41 countries in Americas.

The United States' political stability index rose to 0.03 points in 2023, up from 0.01 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 1.12
2022 1.1
2021 1.02
2020 1.04
2019 1.18
2018 1.29
2017 1.34
2016 1.33
2015 1.36
2014 1.37
2013 1.31
2012 1.4
2011 1.26
2010 1.27
2009 1.29
2008 1.44
2007 1.38
2006 1.34
2005 1.54
2004 1.81
2003 1.7
2002 1.87
2000 1.6
1998 1.55
1996 1.57
United States 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 States.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index 0.03 points 0.01 points 2023