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Control of corruption

Perceptions of how far public power is used for private gain, as a score from 0 to 100. Higher is cleaner.

Why it matters

Corruption raises costs, creates compliance risk under anti-bribery laws and skews competition.

Read with care

Perception-based. The World Bank now publishes these indicators as a 0 to 100 score rather than a percentile rank, so compare scores with scores.

Source

World Bank

score (0 to 100). 54 African countries, 1996 to 2025.

Corruption control: highest in Seychelles, lowest in DRC

Control of corruption, score (0 to 100). Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: corruption controliWhy it mattersCorruption raises costs, creates compliance risk under anti-bribery laws and skews competition.

Click a country to highlight it.

020406080Seychelles73Botswana60Mauritius56Namibia51South Africa45Lesotho43Tanzania41Zambia39Malawi35Angola34Eswatini32Comoros30Madagascar27Mozambique26Zimbabwe22DRC18median 37
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How spread out SADC is
Median 37Lowest: DRC 18Highest: Seychelles 73

Over time

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Control of corruption against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

020406080$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Corruption controlDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMalawiZambiaZimbabwe
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Seychelles732025up 2 since 2020A
2Botswana602025down 3 since 2020A
3Mauritius562025little changed since 2020A
4Namibia512025down 5 since 2020A
5South Africa452025down 4 since 2020A
6Lesotho432025down 5 since 2020A
7Tanzania412025down 1 since 2020A
8Zambia392025up 3 since 2020A
9Malawi352025down 4 since 2020A
10Angola342025up 5 since 2020A
11Eswatini322025down 9 since 2020A
12Comoros302025up 9 since 2020A
13Madagascar272025down 4 since 2020A
14Mozambique262025down 6 since 2020A
15Zimbabwe222025down 2 since 2020A
16DRC182025little changed since 2020A