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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Executive corruption

How routinely members of the executive grant favours in exchange for bribes, or steal public funds. Separating this from public-sector corruption matters: the two move independently, and a country can clean up its counters while its cabinet gets worse, or the reverse.

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

Executive corruption over time

00.20.40.60.8178918281867190619451984202320250.688
1789–2025 · 237 observations · lower is better · 0–1 (higher is worse)
View as table
PeriodExecutive corruption
20250.688
20240.677
20230.683
20220.703
20210.662
20200.662
20190.638
20180.638
20170.62
20160.62
20150.62
20140.551
20130.565
20120.565
20110.565
20100.553
20090.547
20080.547
20070.547
20060.547
20050.547
20040.547
20030.547
20020.547
20010.547
20000.547
19990.547
19980.547
19970.547
19960.547
19950.547
19940.547
19930.547
19920.547
19910.547
19900.547
19890.547
19880.547
19870.547
19860.547
19850.547
19840.547
19830.547
19820.547
19810.547
19800.547
19790.547
19780.547
19770.433
19760.433
19750.433
19740.433
19730.433
19720.433
19710.433
19700.433
19690.376
19680.376
19670.199
19660.199
19650.199
19640.199
19630.199
19620.199
19610.199
19600.199
19590.199
19580.199
19570.199
19560.199
19550.199
19540.199
19530.199
19520.199
19510.199
19500.199
19490.199
19480.199
19470.111
19460.007
19450.007
19440.007
19430.007
19420.007
19410.007
19400.007
19390.007
19380.007
19370.007
19360.007
19350.007
19340.007
19330.007
19320.007
19310.007
19300.007
19290.007
19280.007
19270.007
19260.007
19250.007
19240.007
19230.007
19220.007
19210.007
19200.007
19190.007
19180.007
19170.007
19160.007
19150.007
19140.007
19130.007
19120.007
19110.007
19100.007
19090.007
19080.007
19070.007
19060.007
19050.007
19040.007
19030.007
19020.007
19010.007
19000.007
18990.007
18980.007
18970.007
18960.007
18950.007
18940.007
18930.007
18920.007
18910.007
18900.007
18890.007
18880.007
18870.007
18860.007
18850.007
18840.007
18830.007
18820.007
18810.007
18800.007
18790.007
18780.007
18770.007
18760.007
18750.007
18740.007
18730.007
18720.007
18710.007
18700.007
18690.007
18680.007
18670.007
18660.007
18650.007
18640.007
18630.007
18620.007
18610.007
18600.007
18590.007
18580.184
18570.184
18560.184
18550.184
18540.184
18530.184
18520.184
18510.184
18500.184
18490.184
18480.184
18470.184
18460.184
18450.184
18440.184
18430.184
18420.184
18410.184
18400.184
18390.184
18380.184
18370.184
18360.184
18350.184
18340.184
18330.455
18320.455
18310.455
18300.455
18290.455
18280.455
18270.455
18260.455
18250.455
18240.455
18230.455
18220.455
18210.455
18200.455
18190.455
18180.455
18170.455
18160.455
18150.455
18140.455
18130.455
18120.455
18110.455
18100.455
18090.455
18080.455
18070.455
18060.455
18050.455
18040.455
18030.455
18020.455
18010.455
18000.455
17990.455
17980.455
17970.455
17960.455
17950.455
17940.455
17930.455
17920.455
17910.455
17900.455
17890.455

Compared with

Germany
0.02
United States
0.044
Japan
0.093
Nepal
0.27
Sri Lanka
0.28
Vietnam
0.285
Brazil
0.349
China
0.534
South Africa
0.59
Bangladesh
0.618
Pakistan
0.625
India
0.688
Indonesia
0.775
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/executive-corruption-index