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Zimbabwe Political Corruption Index

0.852as of 2025+3.4% 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

20002025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPolitical Corruption Index
20250.852
20240.824
20230.867
20220.816
20210.828
20200.799
20190.771
20180.771
20170.744
20160.767
20150.744
20140.744

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

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=ZW&metric_key=political_corruption_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.8342025
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ghana0.6152025
Ethiopia0.5292025

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