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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Public sector corruption

Bribery and theft by public-sector employees — the corruption a citizen meets at a counter, as distinct from the kind practised at the top.

Position from worst
0.69
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Public sector corruption over time

00.20.40.60.8178918281867190619451984202320250.692
1789–2025 · 237 observations · lower is better · 0–1 (higher is worse)
View as table
PeriodPublic sector corruption
20250.692
20240.692
20230.69
20220.723
20210.723
20200.694
20190.65
20180.65
20170.65
20160.65
20150.65
20140.586
20130.596
20120.596
20110.596
20100.596
20090.587
20080.587
20070.587
20060.587
20050.587
20040.587
20030.587
20020.587
20010.587
20000.587
19990.587
19980.587
19970.587
19960.587
19950.587
19940.587
19930.587
19920.587
19910.372
19900.372
19890.372
19880.372
19870.372
19860.372
19850.372
19840.372
19830.372
19820.372
19810.372
19800.372
19790.372
19780.372
19770.372
19760.372
19750.372
19740.372
19730.372
19720.372
19710.372
19700.372
19690.372
19680.372
19670.372
19660.304
19650.304
19640.14
19630.14
19620.14
19610.14
19600.14
19590.14
19580.14
19570.14
19560.14
19550.14
19540.14
19530.14
19520.14
19510.14
19500.14
19490.14
19480.14
19470.065
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
18990.031
18980.031
18970.031
18960.031
18950.031
18940.031
18930.031
18920.031
18910.031
18900.031
18890.031
18880.031
18870.031
18860.031
18850.031
18840.031
18830.031
18820.031
18810.031
18800.031
18790.031
18780.031
18770.031
18760.031
18750.031
18740.031
18730.031
18720.031
18710.031
18700.031
18690.031
18680.031
18670.031
18660.031
18650.031
18640.031
18630.031
18620.031
18610.031
18600.031
18590.031
18580.336
18570.336
18560.336
18550.336
18540.336
18530.336
18520.336
18510.336
18500.336
18490.336
18480.336
18470.336
18460.336
18450.336
18440.336
18430.336
18420.336
18410.336
18400.336
18390.336
18380.336
18370.336
18360.336
18350.336
18340.336
18330.488
18320.488
18310.488
18300.488
18290.488
18280.488
18270.488
18260.488
18250.488
18240.488
18230.488
18220.488
18210.488
18200.488
18190.488
18180.488
18170.488
18160.488
18150.488
18140.488
18130.488
18120.488
18110.488
18100.488
18090.488
18080.488
18070.488
18060.488
18050.488
18040.488
18030.488
18020.488
18010.488
18000.488
17990.488
17980.488
17970.488
17960.488
17950.488
17940.488
17930.488
17920.488
17910.488
17900.488
17890.488

Compared with

Germany
0.013
United States
0.029
Japan
0.036
Brazil
0.242
Sri Lanka
0.296
Vietnam
0.48
China
0.498
Nepal
0.587
India
0.692
Pakistan
0.7
Bangladesh
0.751
South Africa
0.755
Indonesia
0.811
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/public-sector-corruption-index