Norway Control of Corruption

Norway’s control‑of‑corruption score on the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators has remained remarkably stable over the 26‑year series, registering 2.14 in 2025 and matching the same figure recorded in the earliest observation year, 1996. The highest rating of 2.29 was achieved in 2013, while the lowest point of 1.89 occurred during the global financial crisis in 2008, suggesting that systemic shocks can depress governance performance even in well‑functioning democracies. Compared with its peers, Norway trails Finland’s 2.31 and Denmark’s 2.56 but edges New Zealand’s 2.11 and Switzerland’s 2.04, reflecting a consistently strong but not leading position in the global hierarchy, where it ranks third in 2025. The modest upward swing from the 2008 trough to the 2013 peak indicates that reforms can quickly restore confidence, and continued emphasis on transparency and institutional resilience is likely to sustain or modestly improve Norway’s standing in the coming years.