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Ghana Political Corruption Index

0.615as of 2025-3.6% vs 2024

V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). Source: OWID GOVERNANCE. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPolitical Corruption Index
20250.615
20240.638
20230.633
20220.633
20210.606
20200.626
20190.614
20180.621
20170.614
20160.615
20150.608
20140.602

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Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.8342025
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ethiopia0.5292025
Tanzania0.3292025

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