Iran, Islamic Republic of - Control of Corruption 2018
-0.98
−0.15 from 2017
Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption was -0.98 in 2018, decreased +0.15 from -0.84 in 2017. This was the 171st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.17 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.16 | -1.5% |
| 3rd | New Zealand | 2.14 | -2.8% |
| 4th | Singapore | 2.13 | 2.2% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.11 | 0.5% |
| 6th | Norway | 2.05 | -6.4% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 2.05 | 5.5% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 1.97 | 1.3% |
| 9th | Liechtenstein | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 10th | Germany | 1.90 | 5.6% |
| 11th | Netherlands | 1.89 | 8.2% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.81 | -0.4% |
| 13th | Iceland | 1.81 | 0.6% |
| 14th | Canada | 1.79 | -4.8% |
| 15th | American Samoa | 1.78 | 1.0% |
| 16th | Monaco | 1.78 | 1.0% |
| 17th | Australia | 1.77 | 0.8% |
| 18th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.64 | 4.2% |
| 19th | Bhutan | 1.59 | 4.2% |
| 20th | Austria | 1.57 | 4.5% |
| 21st | Ireland | 1.53 | 0.3% |
| 22nd | Estonia | 1.47 | 22.1% |
| 23rd | Belgium | 1.43 | 1.8% |
| 24th | Japan | 1.39 | -6.3% |
| 25th | Barbados | 1.37 | -0.3% |
| 26th | United States | 1.29 | -3.6% |
| 27th | France | 1.28 | 4.7% |
| 28th | Uruguay | 1.21 | -3.7% |
| 29th | Aruba | 1.21 | -2.6% |
| 30th | Andorra | 1.18 | 0.6% |
| 31st | Bermuda | 1.18 | 0.6% |
| 32nd | Guam | 1.18 | 0.6% |
| 33rd | San Marino | 1.18 | 0.6% |
| 34th | Greenland | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 35th | United Arab Emirates | 1.12 | 1.9% |
| 36th | Bahamas, The | 1.10 | -3.4% |
| 37th | Chile | 0.96 | -4.3% |
| 38th | Seychelles | 0.86 | 1.3% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 0.84 | 7.6% |
| 40th | Portugal | 0.81 | -1.8% |
| 41st | Brunei Darussalam | 0.76 | 12.6% |
| 42nd | Cabo Verde | 0.76 | -5.2% |
| 43rd | Israel | 0.75 | -4.6% |
| 44th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.74 | 5.3% |
| 45th | Georgia | 0.72 | -4.6% |
| 46th | Botswana | 0.72 | 0.9% |
| 47th | Fiji | 0.70 | 9.6% |
| 48th | Qatar | 0.69 | -0.8% |
| 49th | Macao SAR, China | 0.67 | 13.4% |
| 50th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.67 | -12.5% |
| 51st | Samoa | 0.65 | -1.8% |
| 52nd | Poland | 0.62 | -10.9% |
| 53rd | Spain | 0.61 | 20.1% |
| 54th | Cyprus | 0.61 | -18.6% |
| 55th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.58 | -0.7% |
| 56th | Korea | 0.57 | 28.6% |
| 57th | St. Lucia | 0.56 | -4.1% |
| 58th | Malta | 0.55 | -22.2% |
| 59th | Dominica | 0.54 | -15.6% |
| 60th | Rwanda | 0.54 | -11.6% |
| 61st | Nauru | 0.51 | -9.0% |
| 62nd | Palau | 0.51 | -9.0% |
| 63rd | Czechia | 0.51 | -10.3% |
| 64th | Costa Rica | 0.50 | 15.9% |
| 65th | Lithuania | 0.47 | -10.1% |
| 66th | Cayman Islands | 0.46 | -5.2% |
| 67th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.41 | -10.8% |
| 68th | Grenada | 0.37 | -19.5% |
| 69th | Kiribati | 0.35 | -15.8% |
| 70th | Marshall Islands | 0.35 | -54.6% |
| 71st | Saudi Arabia | 0.33 | -0.5% |
| 72nd | Namibia | 0.31 | 17.4% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | 0.30 | 5,019.9% |
| 74th | Latvia | 0.30 | -40.7% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.24 | 19.5% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | 0.23 | 136.4% |
| 77th | Italy | 0.22 | 23.1% |
| 78th | Oman | 0.22 | 0.3% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 0.19 | 19.1% |
| 80th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.15 | 0.6% |
| 81st | Cuba | 0.13 | -42.3% |
| 82nd | Jordan | 0.12 | -45.3% |
| 83rd | Hungary | 0.06 | -38.9% |
| 84th | Tuvalu | 0.05 | -25.3% |
| 85th | Croatia | 0.05 | -21.6% |
| 86th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.00 | -98.7% |
| 87th | Montenegro | -0.01 | 82.6% |
| 88th | Solomon Islands | -0.03 | -137.7% |
| 89th | Senegal | -0.05 | 58.6% |
| 90th | Greece | -0.06 | 49.8% |
| 91st | Tonga | -0.07 | 60.2% |
| 92nd | Argentina | -0.10 | 67.9% |
| 93rd | Tunisia | -0.11 | 28.3% |
| 94th | Burkina Faso | -0.13 | 5.2% |
| 95th | South Africa | -0.14 | -7.1% |
| 96th | Lesotho | -0.14 | -132.2% |
| 97th | Ghana | -0.14 | 45.4% |
| 98th | Belarus | -0.16 | 35.5% |
| 99th | Belize | -0.17 | 44.5% |
| 100th | Bahrain | -0.18 | -3.0% |
| 101st | Vanuatu | -0.18 | -6,643.5% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | -0.19 | 4.1% |
| 103rd | West Bank and Gaza | -0.23 | -272.5% |
| 104th | Romania | -0.23 | -60.4% |
| 105th | India | -0.23 | 21.3% |
| 106th | Jamaica | -0.23 | -2.9% |
| 107th | Eswatini | -0.23 | -219.0% |
| 108th | Suriname | -0.24 | -17.1% |
| 109th | Guyana | -0.25 | 52.9% |
| 110th | China | -0.29 | 1.6% |
| 111th | Morocco | -0.29 | -45.1% |
| 112th | Indonesia | -0.30 | 1.9% |
| 113th | Kuwait | -0.32 | 12.1% |
| 114th | Colombia | -0.34 | 20.8% |
| 115th | Türkiye | -0.35 | -68.2% |
| 116th | Sri Lanka | -0.35 | 28.0% |
| 117th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.38 | 3.6% |
| 118th | Benin | -0.39 | 32.1% |
| 119th | North Macedonia | -0.39 | -19.5% |
| 120th | Serbia | -0.40 | 9.0% |
| 121st | Armenia | -0.41 | 35.7% |
| 122nd | Mongolia | -0.45 | 5.6% |
| 123rd | Thailand | -0.46 | -2.7% |
| 124th | Tanzania | -0.48 | 2.3% |
| 125th | Brazil | -0.48 | 14.1% |
| 126th | Kazakhstan | -0.49 | 41.4% |
| 127th | Gambia, The | -0.50 | 23.7% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | -0.51 | 10.6% |
| 129th | Sierra Leone | -0.51 | 13.3% |
| 130th | Viet Nam | -0.51 | 18.6% |
| 131st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.51 | -3.8% |
| 132nd | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.53 | 4.4% |
| 133rd | Kosovo | -0.53 | -0.2% |
| 134th | Albania | -0.55 | -13.4% |
| 135th | Philippines | -0.58 | -13.5% |
| 136th | El Salvador | -0.59 | -9.7% |
| 137th | Niger | -0.59 | 13.8% |
| 138th | Peru | -0.60 | -6.3% |
| 139th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.61 | -9.4% |
| 140th | Panama | -0.61 | 0.5% |
| 141st | Myanmar | -0.61 | -3.8% |
| 142nd | Ecuador | -0.63 | -0.5% |
| 143rd | Honduras | -0.66 | 11.1% |
| 144th | Algeria | -0.66 | -10.0% |
| 145th | Zambia | -0.68 | -19.6% |
| 146th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.69 | 1.8% |
| 147th | Nepal | -0.69 | 11.1% |
| 148th | Mali | -0.71 | -6.9% |
| 149th | Djibouti | -0.74 | -10.7% |
| 150th | Togo | -0.75 | -1.9% |
| 151st | Moldova | -0.76 | 9.2% |
| 152nd | Malawi | -0.77 | -11.4% |
| 153rd | Pakistan | -0.80 | 0.1% |
| 154th | Mozambique | -0.81 | 5.6% |
| 155th | Mauritania | -0.81 | -5.1% |
| 156th | Guatemala | -0.82 | -4.4% |
| 157th | Dominican Republic | -0.83 | -5.5% |
| 158th | Maldives | -0.83 | -12.3% |
| 159th | Comoros | -0.85 | -19.9% |
| 160th | Azerbaijan | -0.85 | 5.9% |
| 161st | Gabon | -0.86 | -2.1% |
| 162nd | Kenya | -0.86 | 11.5% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | -0.87 | 4.8% |
| 164th | Russian Federation | -0.87 | 5.0% |
| 165th | Paraguay | -0.87 | -16.0% |
| 166th | Liberia | -0.87 | -26.9% |
| 167th | Ukraine | -0.92 | -10.7% |
| 168th | Bangladesh | -0.93 | -7.9% |
| 169th | Mexico | -0.95 | 0.3% |
| 170th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.96 | 10.8% |
| 171st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.98 | -17.3% |
| 172nd | Lao PDR | -1.00 | -3.2% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | -1.02 | 5.0% |
| 174th | Nicaragua | -1.02 | -14.3% |
| 175th | Uganda | -1.05 | 1.7% |
| 176th | Guinea | -1.06 | -2.2% |
| 177th | Uzbekistan | -1.08 | 8.8% |
| 178th | Nigeria | -1.08 | 1.4% |
| 179th | Lebanon | -1.13 | -10.2% |
| 180th | Cameroon | -1.16 | 5.1% |
| 181st | Angola | -1.20 | 17.0% |
| 182nd | Central African Republic | -1.23 | -2.9% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | -1.25 | 4.0% |
| 184th | Haiti | -1.29 | -2.2% |
| 185th | Eritrea | -1.32 | -7.4% |
| 186th | Cambodia | -1.36 | -3.1% |
| 187th | Congo, Republic of | -1.38 | -0.8% |
| 188th | Turkmenistan | -1.38 | -1.0% |
| 189th | Chad | -1.40 | 3.5% |
| 190th | Tajikistan | -1.43 | -6.1% |
| 191st | Sudan | -1.46 | 6.6% |
| 192nd | Iraq | -1.46 | -1.9% |
| 193rd | Burundi | -1.48 | -12.1% |
| 194th | Afghanistan | -1.50 | 1.8% |
| 195th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.52 | -5.0% |
| 196th | Libya | -1.53 | 1.8% |
| 197th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.54 | 6.2% |
| 198th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.56 | 2.3% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.59 | -5.7% |
| 200th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.65 | -4.1% |
| 201st | Yemen, Republic of | -1.66 | -2.6% |
| 202nd | South Sudan | -1.74 | 0.3% |
| 203rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.79 | -2.5% |
FAQ
What was Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption in 2018?▾
Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption in 2018 was -0.98. This ranked 171st globally.
How did Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption change in 2018?▾
Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption decreased by 17.3% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest control of corruption in 2018?▾
Finland had the highest control of corruption in 2018 at 2.17.
What is the control of corruption of Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2018?▾
The control of corruption of Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2018 was -0.98. This ranked 171st globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption?▾
Iran, Islamic Republic of's control of corruption went from -0.84 in 2017 to -0.98 in 2018, a 17.3% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Iran, Islamic Republic of matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2018. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 30.6%. View full analysis →
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