Control of corruption during each president's tenure

Every president since 1991, ranked by how the control of corruption changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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#	President	In office	Total	Per year
1	Andrés Manuel López Obrador	1 Dec 2018 – 1 Oct 2024	+0.7 points 2018 → 2024	+0.1 points/yr
2	Felipe Calderón	1 Dec 2006 – 1 Dec 2012	−2.9 points 2006 → 2012	−0.5 points/yr
3	Vicente Fox	1 Dec 2000 – 1 Dec 2006	−5.8 points 2000 → 2006	−1.0 points/yr
4	Enrique Peña Nieto	1 Dec 2012 – 1 Dec 2018	−9.6 points 2012 → 2018	−1.6 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_CC.SC): perceptions of public power used for private gain, petty and grand, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Mexico data · as of Sep 2026.