Sri Lanka - Control of Corruption 2019
-0.30
+0.05 from 2018
Sri Lanka's control of corruption was -0.30 in 2019, increased +0.05 from -0.35 in 2018. This was the 112th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | New Zealand | 2.13 | -0.2% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.12 | -1.6% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 2.12 | -0.7% |
| 4th | Finland | 2.11 | -2.7% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.09 | -0.8% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 2.07 | 1.2% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.03 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 1.94 | -1.3% |
| 9th | Liechtenstein | 1.92 | -1.9% |
| 10th | Netherlands | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.87 | -1.8% |
| 12th | Australia | 1.79 | 1.2% |
| 13th | American Samoa | 1.78 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Monaco | 1.78 | 0.0% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 1.75 | -3.2% |
| 16th | Canada | 1.73 | -3.4% |
| 17th | Iceland | 1.67 | -7.5% |
| 18th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.65 | 0.9% |
| 19th | Bhutan | 1.57 | -1.1% |
| 20th | Estonia | 1.53 | 3.9% |
| 21st | Austria | 1.52 | -3.0% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 1.46 | -5.0% |
| 23rd | Belgium | 1.45 | 1.3% |
| 24th | Japan | 1.43 | 3.1% |
| 25th | France | 1.25 | -2.6% |
| 26th | Uruguay | 1.20 | -1.0% |
| 27th | United States | 1.18 | -8.7% |
| 28th | Andorra | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 29th | Bermuda | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 30th | Guam | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 31st | San Marino | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 32nd | Seychelles | 1.18 | 36.7% |
| 33rd | Aruba | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 34th | Barbados | 1.16 | -15.5% |
| 35th | Greenland | 1.11 | -2.8% |
| 36th | Bahamas, The | 1.10 | 0.6% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | 1.07 | -4.0% |
| 38th | Chile | 0.98 | 2.2% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 0.89 | 6.3% |
| 40th | Cabo Verde | 0.85 | 12.7% |
| 41st | Qatar | 0.82 | 17.9% |
| 42nd | Israel | 0.77 | 2.7% |
| 43rd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.77 | 1.0% |
| 44th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.76 | 2.3% |
| 45th | Portugal | 0.75 | -7.5% |
| 46th | Georgia | 0.72 | -1.1% |
| 47th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.71 | 5.7% |
| 48th | Korea | 0.70 | 23.1% |
| 49th | Fiji | 0.69 | -1.7% |
| 50th | Botswana | 0.69 | -4.7% |
| 51st | Spain | 0.67 | 8.7% |
| 52nd | Lithuania | 0.67 | 43.0% |
| 53rd | Macao SAR, China | 0.66 | -1.4% |
| 54th | Samoa | 0.65 | 0.2% |
| 55th | Costa Rica | 0.63 | 25.1% |
| 56th | Poland | 0.61 | -1.9% |
| 57th | Cyprus | 0.60 | -1.4% |
| 58th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.57 | -0.9% |
| 59th | St. Lucia | 0.56 | -0.5% |
| 60th | Czechia | 0.53 | 4.7% |
| 61st | Nauru | 0.53 | 3.8% |
| 62nd | Palau | 0.53 | 3.8% |
| 63rd | Dominica | 0.52 | -2.6% |
| 64th | Rwanda | 0.52 | -2.7% |
| 65th | Latvia | 0.48 | 61.6% |
| 66th | Cayman Islands | 0.43 | -6.2% |
| 67th | Oman | 0.42 | 95.8% |
| 68th | Tuvalu | 0.39 | 653.7% |
| 69th | Kiribati | 0.37 | 5.7% |
| 70th | Marshall Islands | 0.37 | 5.7% |
| 71st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.35 | -15.9% |
| 72nd | Grenada | 0.34 | -8.7% |
| 73rd | Namibia | 0.31 | 1.8% |
| 74th | Saudi Arabia | 0.25 | -25.3% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.24 | 1.3% |
| 76th | Italy | 0.23 | 8.5% |
| 77th | Malaysia | 0.23 | -22.3% |
| 78th | Mauritius | 0.21 | 12.9% |
| 79th | Malta | 0.21 | -61.6% |
| 80th | Slovak Republic | 0.19 | -18.5% |
| 81st | São Tomé and Principe | 0.13 | -12.7% |
| 82nd | Jordan | 0.08 | -35.2% |
| 83rd | Croatia | 0.05 | 12.1% |
| 84th | Hungary | 0.03 | -44.6% |
| 85th | Cuba | 0.01 | -88.9% |
| 86th | Greece | 0.01 | 124.4% |
| 87th | Belarus | 0.01 | 104.4% |
| 88th | Senegal | 0.00 | 92.5% |
| 89th | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.02 | -1,907.2% |
| 90th | Montenegro | -0.03 | -104.7% |
| 91st | South Africa | -0.03 | 77.1% |
| 92nd | Bahrain | -0.04 | 78.4% |
| 93rd | Solomon Islands | -0.05 | -45.0% |
| 94th | Argentina | -0.11 | -7.9% |
| 95th | Ghana | -0.11 | 21.5% |
| 96th | Jamaica | -0.11 | 50.7% |
| 97th | Lesotho | -0.12 | 10.6% |
| 98th | Tunisia | -0.14 | -22.0% |
| 99th | Guyana | -0.14 | 42.9% |
| 100th | Kuwait | -0.16 | 49.6% |
| 101st | Bulgaria | -0.18 | 3.7% |
| 102nd | Belize | -0.19 | -12.7% |
| 103rd | Burkina Faso | -0.22 | -66.8% |
| 104th | Maldives | -0.22 | 73.1% |
| 105th | Armenia | -0.23 | 44.5% |
| 106th | Romania | -0.24 | -4.4% |
| 107th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.26 | 32.4% |
| 108th | Colombia | -0.28 | 16.7% |
| 109th | Vanuatu | -0.28 | -54.1% |
| 110th | Kazakhstan | -0.29 | 41.9% |
| 111th | India | -0.30 | -31.7% |
| 112th | Sri Lanka | -0.30 | 13.8% |
| 113th | China | -0.31 | -9.0% |
| 114th | Eswatini | -0.33 | -40.3% |
| 115th | Türkiye | -0.33 | 7.2% |
| 116th | Benin | -0.33 | 15.9% |
| 117th | Tonga | -0.33 | -363.4% |
| 118th | Morocco | -0.33 | -15.3% |
| 119th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.35 | -56.7% |
| 120th | Timor-Leste | -0.40 | 20.8% |
| 121st | Gambia, The | -0.41 | 18.9% |
| 122nd | Brazil | -0.41 | 15.2% |
| 123rd | Suriname | -0.42 | -74.7% |
| 124th | Tanzania | -0.42 | 11.6% |
| 125th | Serbia | -0.45 | -13.5% |
| 126th | Mongolia | -0.46 | -1.5% |
| 127th | North Macedonia | -0.46 | -16.4% |
| 128th | Sierra Leone | -0.47 | 8.0% |
| 129th | Thailand | -0.47 | -3.0% |
| 130th | Indonesia | -0.47 | -58.0% |
| 131st | Ecuador | -0.51 | 19.1% |
| 132nd | Peru | -0.51 | 14.8% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | -0.54 | 8.3% |
| 134th | Kosovo | -0.54 | -2.5% |
| 135th | Viet Nam | -0.55 | -6.7% |
| 136th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.56 | -7.1% |
| 137th | Albania | -0.56 | -3.3% |
| 138th | Niger | -0.57 | 4.2% |
| 139th | Philippines | -0.61 | -5.2% |
| 140th | Panama | -0.64 | -5.5% |
| 141st | Myanmar | -0.64 | -5.3% |
| 142nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.65 | -6.8% |
| 143rd | Moldova | -0.65 | 14.1% |
| 144th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.66 | -27.3% |
| 145th | Algeria | -0.66 | 0.4% |
| 146th | Zambia | -0.67 | 1.0% |
| 147th | Nepal | -0.69 | -0.3% |
| 148th | Mali | -0.70 | 1.0% |
| 149th | Togo | -0.75 | 0.4% |
| 150th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.78 | -13.5% |
| 151st | Malawi | -0.78 | -2.3% |
| 152nd | Ukraine | -0.80 | 13.1% |
| 153rd | Kenya | -0.81 | 6.6% |
| 154th | Russian Federation | -0.82 | 5.4% |
| 155th | Dominican Republic | -0.84 | -1.0% |
| 156th | Azerbaijan | -0.85 | 0.4% |
| 157th | Mauritania | -0.87 | -6.6% |
| 158th | Mozambique | -0.87 | -7.8% |
| 159th | Honduras | -0.88 | -33.3% |
| 160th | Pakistan | -0.88 | -9.7% |
| 161st | Djibouti | -0.88 | -18.5% |
| 162nd | Gabon | -0.89 | -3.2% |
| 163rd | Paraguay | -0.89 | -2.6% |
| 164th | Guinea | -0.91 | 13.7% |
| 165th | Guatemala | -0.92 | -11.4% |
| 166th | Mexico | -0.92 | 3.3% |
| 167th | Liberia | -0.92 | -5.3% |
| 168th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.96 | 0.0% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | -1.00 | -15.5% |
| 170th | Bangladesh | -1.02 | -9.8% |
| 171st | Nicaragua | -1.03 | -0.8% |
| 172nd | Uzbekistan | -1.05 | 3.3% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | -1.05 | -3.1% |
| 174th | Angola | -1.05 | 12.1% |
| 175th | Comoros | -1.06 | -24.2% |
| 176th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.07 | -8.8% |
| 177th | Lao PDR | -1.08 | -8.0% |
| 178th | Nigeria | -1.11 | -2.7% |
| 179th | Lebanon | -1.17 | -3.2% |
| 180th | Uganda | -1.17 | -11.7% |
| 181st | Cameroon | -1.22 | -4.7% |
| 182nd | Central African Republic | -1.23 | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | -1.29 | -3.5% |
| 184th | Cambodia | -1.32 | 2.5% |
| 185th | Tajikistan | -1.35 | 5.8% |
| 186th | Haiti | -1.35 | -4.8% |
| 187th | Iraq | -1.39 | 4.7% |
| 188th | Turkmenistan | -1.39 | -0.8% |
| 189th | Sudan | -1.40 | 3.6% |
| 190th | Eritrea | -1.41 | -6.4% |
| 191st | Chad | -1.42 | -0.9% |
| 192nd | Afghanistan | -1.42 | 5.6% |
| 193rd | Congo, Republic of | -1.44 | -4.2% |
| 194th | Burundi | -1.50 | -1.3% |
| 195th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.50 | 3.9% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.56 | -2.5% |
| 197th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.56 | -1.3% |
| 198th | Libya | -1.57 | -2.9% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.61 | -1.3% |
| 200th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.71 | -3.6% |
| 201st | Yemen, Republic of | -1.71 | -3.3% |
| 202nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.72 | 3.4% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | -1.80 | -3.3% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's control of corruption in 2019?▾
Sri Lanka's control of corruption in 2019 was -0.30. This ranked 112th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's control of corruption change in 2019?▾
Sri Lanka's control of corruption increased by 13.8% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest control of corruption in 2019?▾
New Zealand had the highest control of corruption in 2019 at 2.13.
What is the control of corruption of Sri Lanka in 2019?▾
The control of corruption of Sri Lanka in 2019 was -0.30. This ranked 112th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Sri Lanka's control of corruption?▾
Sri Lanka's control of corruption went from -0.35 in 2018 to -0.30 in 2019, a 13.8% increase.
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