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Nigeria Political Corruption Index

0.834as of 2025-10.5% 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
20250.834
20240.932
20230.922
20220.931
20210.939
20200.937
20190.937
20180.934
20170.915
20160.917
20150.933
20140.953

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curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=NG&metric_key=political_corruption_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ghana0.6152025
Ethiopia0.5292025
Tanzania0.3292025

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