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Argentina - Control of Corruption (percentile rank) 40.3

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

40.3 (2025)

Global rank

##131 of 216 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1996

0.93×

Ranking Race — Control of Corruption (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#145199620062011201620212025#97#1312018 overtook Croatia2023 overtook North Macedonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #97 to #131 (overtook Croatia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2012
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 39 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2021
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Control of Corruption (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202534.639.0343.4747.9

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