Governance · East Africa
Uganda Political Corruption Index
0.889as of 2025+5.3% 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
History
| Period | Political Corruption Index |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.889 |
| 2024 | 0.844 |
| 2023 | 0.812 |
| 2022 | 0.801 |
| 2021 | 0.815 |
| 2020 | 0.826 |
| 2019 | 0.837 |
| 2018 | 0.831 |
| 2017 | 0.835 |
| 2016 | 0.831 |
| 2015 | 0.824 |
| 2014 | 0.811 |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=UG&metric_key=political_corruption_index" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Political Corruption Index across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Political Corruption Index |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 0.834 |
| Kenya | 0.564 |
| South Africa | 0.538 |
| Egypt | 0.729 |
| Ghana | 0.615 |
| Ethiopia | 0.529 |
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