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Eritrea – Control of Corruption

Name: Eritrea Control of Corruption
Creator: World Bank WGI
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Perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption. Ranges from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. · World Bank WGI

-1.48 −0.19 from 2022 G20 rank: 192nd · all-time high: 0.52 (1998)

APA

Eritrea Control of Corruption. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/eritrea/control-of-corruption

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_eritrea_control-of-corruption,
  title = {Eritrea Control of Corruption},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/eritrea/control-of-corruption},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	-1.39	–	–
2025* trend	-1.38	–	–
2023	-1.48	−0.19	192nd
2022	-1.28	−0.02	187th
2021	-1.26	+0.08	184th
2020	-1.34	+0.07	186th
2019	-1.41	−0.09	190th
2018	-1.32	−0.09	185th
2017	-1.23	+0.11	182nd
2016	-1.34	−0.00	187th
2015	-1.34	−0.45	191st
2014	-0.89	+0.02	161st
2013	-0.91	−0.13	158th
2012	-0.78	−0.14	148th
2011	-0.64	−0.09	140th
2010	-0.55	−0.08	129th
2009	-0.47	−0.12	125th
2008	-0.36	+0.05	113th
2007	-0.41	−0.07	119th
2006	-0.35	−0.03	112th
2005	-0.32	−0.17	102nd
2004	-0.15	−0.10	93rd
2003	-0.05	−0.17	76th
2002	0.13	−0.37	73rd
2000	0.50	−0.02	56th
1998	0.52	+0.01	55th
1996	0.51	–	50th

Show all years (1996–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +182.3% GDP growth 7.9% C/A balance 0.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Eritrea's control of corruption peaked at 0.52 in 1998. The 2023 reading of -1.48 is -385.5% below that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates -1.38 by 2025.