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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Political corruption

Bribery and embezzlement across the executive, legislature, judiciary and civil service. A third independent read on corruption beside Transparency International's perception index and the World Bank's governance estimate — and the only one with two centuries of history.

Position from worst
0.68
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Political corruption over time

00.20.40.60.8179018291868190719461985202420250.684
1790–2025 · 236 observations · lower is better · 0–1 (higher is worse)
View as table
PeriodPolitical corruption
20250.684
20240.681
20230.686
20220.694
20210.687
20200.663
20190.625
20180.625
20170.619
20160.616
20150.616
20140.576
20130.582
20120.582
20110.582
20100.579
20090.551
20080.551
20070.551
20060.551
20050.551
20040.551
20030.551
20020.551
20010.551
20000.551
19990.551
19980.551
19970.551
19960.551
19950.551
19940.551
19930.551
19920.551
19910.497
19900.497
19890.453
19880.453
19870.453
19860.395
19850.395
19840.395
19830.395
19820.395
19810.395
19800.395
19790.395
19780.389
19770.359
19760.359
19750.359
19740.359
19730.359
19720.359
19710.359
19700.359
19690.338
19680.338
19670.293
19660.278
19650.186
19640.146
19630.146
19620.146
19610.146
19600.146
19590.146
19580.146
19570.146
19560.146
19550.146
19540.146
19530.146
19520.146
19510.146
19500.129
19490.129
19480.129
19470.069
19460.031
19450.031
19440.031
19430.031
19420.031
19410.031
19400.031
19390.031
19380.031
19370.031
19360.031
19350.031
19340.031
19330.031
19320.031
19310.031
19300.031
19290.031
19280.031
19270.031
19260.031
19250.031
19240.031
19230.031
19220.031
19210.031
19200.031
19190.031
19180.031
19170.031
19160.031
19150.031
19140.031
19130.031
19120.031
19110.031
19100.031
19090.031
19080.031
19070.031
19060.031
19050.031
19040.031
19030.031
19020.031
19010.031
19000.031
18990.024
18980.024
18970.024
18960.024
18950.024
18940.024
18930.024
18920.024
18910.024
18900.024
18890.024
18880.024
18870.024
18860.024
18850.024
18840.024
18830.024
18820.024
18810.024
18800.024
18790.024
18780.024
18770.024
18760.024
18750.024
18740.024
18730.024
18720.024
18710.024
18700.024
18690.024
18680.024
18670.024
18660.024
18650.024
18640.024
18630.024
18620.024
18610.024
18600.024
18590.024
18580.311
18570.311
18560.311
18550.311
18540.311
18530.311
18520.311
18510.311
18500.311
18490.311
18480.311
18470.311
18460.311
18450.311
18440.311
18430.311
18420.311
18410.311
18400.311
18390.311
18380.311
18370.311
18360.311
18350.311
18340.311
18330.444
18320.444
18310.444
18300.444
18290.444
18280.444
18270.444
18260.444
18250.444
18240.444
18230.444
18220.444
18210.444
18200.444
18190.444
18180.444
18170.444
18160.444
18150.444
18140.444
18130.444
18120.444
18110.444
18100.444
18090.444
18080.444
18070.444
18060.444
18050.444
18040.444
18030.444
18020.444
18010.444
18000.444
17990.444
17980.444
17970.444
17960.444
17950.444
17940.444
17930.444
17920.444
17910.444
17900.444

Compared with

Germany
0.024
Japan
0.05
United States
0.06
Sri Lanka
0.278
Brazil
0.423
Vietnam
0.466
South Africa
0.538
China
0.554
Nepal
0.561
India
0.684
Bangladesh
0.78
Indonesia
0.795
Pakistan
0.802
Latest available year for each country · 0–1 (higher is worse) · lower is better

Source

V-Dem, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/political-corruption-index