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Zambia Corruption Control

Zambia's corruption control fell to -0.48 points in 2023, down from -0.5 points in 2022, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 4% (0.02) from the previous year. Zambia has corruption control lower than the global median (-0.48 points vs median -0.23 points). Compared with the median in Africa, Zambia is higher (-0.48 points vs regional median -0.74 points) and ranks 18th out of 54 countries in Africa.

Zambia's political stability index rose to 0.2 points in 2023, up from 0.16 points in 2022.

Yearly Historical Data (1996-2023)

(in -2.5 (weak control) to 2.5 (strong control))
Year Corruption Control
2023 -0.48
2022 -0.5
2021 -0.76
2020 -0.73
2019 -0.67
2018 -0.68
2017 -0.57
2016 -0.43
2015 -0.37
2014 -0.35
2013 -0.32
2012 -0.29
2011 -0.41
2010 -0.52
2009 -0.47
2008 -0.39
2007 -0.4
2006 -0.55
2005 -0.59
2004 -0.6
2003 -0.64
2002 -0.76
2000 -0.82
1998 -0.85
1996 -0.84
Zambia 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 Zambia.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Political stability index 0.2 points 0.16 points 2023