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Political Corruption Index by African country

2025

V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
0.684population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Chad · 0.952Lowest in 2025Seychelles · 0.054Reported in 20250 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 0.329Democratic Republic of the Congo — 0.886Somalia — 0.870Kenya — 0.564Sudan — 0.719Chad — 0.952South Africa — 0.538Lesotho — 0.472Zimbabwe — 0.852Botswana — 0.204Namibia — 0.274Senegal — 0.404Mali — 0.720Mauritania — 0.825Benin — 0.191Niger — 0.591Nigeria — 0.834Cameroon — 0.939Togo — 0.757Ghana — 0.615Cote d'Ivoire — 0.598Guinea — 0.808Guinea-Bissau — 0.828Liberia — 0.877Sierra Leone — 0.571Burkina Faso — 0.373Central African Republic — 0.854Republic of the Congo — 0.841Gabon — 0.720Equatorial Guinea — 0.858Zambia — 0.428Malawi — 0.628Mozambique — 0.695Eswatini — 0.554Angola — 0.570Burundi — 0.845Madagascar — 0.882Gambia — 0.271Tunisia — 0.410Algeria — 0.662Eritrea — 0.752Morocco — 0.671Egypt — 0.729Libya — 0.811Ethiopia — 0.529Djibouti — 0.706Uganda — 0.889Rwanda — 0.418South Sudan — 0.893Nigeria 0.834Nigeria 0.834Ethiopia 0.529Ethiopia 0.529Kenya 0.564Kenya 0.564South Africa 0.538South Africa 0.5382025HIGHEST IN 2025Chad0.952Cameroon0.939South Sudan0.893Uganda0.889Democratic Republic of the Congo0.886LOWEST IN 2025Seychellesnot drawn0.054Benin0.191Botswana0.204Gambia0.271Namibia0.274PINNEDEthiopia0.52939 of 54Kenya0.56436 of 54Nigeria0.83414 of 54South Africa0.53838 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn0.288Comorosnot drawn0.774Mauritiusnot drawn0.356Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.289index · quintiles of the observed range0.050.40.590.720.840.95no record
20142025
OWID (CPI, V-Dem) · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries0.838
Western Africa16 of 16 countries0.707
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries0.695
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries0.616
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries0.514
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure0.684

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have a modelled 2025 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Political Corruption IndexV-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt).
SourceOWID (CPI, V-Dem), with processing by Africa API
Unitindex
Last updated19 Jun 2026
Next expected updateJun 2027
Date range1960–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Political Corruption Index". Data adapted from OWID (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/political-corruption
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=political_corruption_index&year=2025&limit=100

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Political Corruption Index: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
1Chad0.9522025
2Cameroon0.9392025
3South Sudan0.8932025
4Uganda0.8892025
5Democratic Republic of the Congo0.8862025
6Madagascar0.8822025
7Liberia0.8772025
8Somalia0.872025
9Equatorial Guinea0.8582025
10Central African Republic0.8542025
11Zimbabwe0.8522025
12Burundi0.8452025
13Republic of the Congo0.8412025
14Nigeria0.8342025
15Guinea-Bissau0.8282025
16Mauritania0.8252025
17Libya0.8112025
18Guinea0.8082025
19Comoros0.7742025
20Togo0.7572025
21Eritrea0.7522025
22Egypt0.7292025
23Gabon0.722025
24Mali0.722025
25Sudan0.7192025
26Djibouti0.7062025
27Mozambique0.6952025
28Morocco0.6712025
29Algeria0.6622025
30Malawi0.6282025
31Ghana0.6152025
32Cote d'Ivoire0.5982025
33Niger0.5912025
34Sierra Leone0.5712025
35Angola0.572025
36Kenya0.5642025
37Eswatini0.5542025
38South Africa0.5382025
39Ethiopia0.5292025
40Lesotho0.4722025
41Zambia0.4282025
42Rwanda0.4182025
43Tunisia0.412025
44Senegal0.4042025
45Burkina Faso0.3732025
46Mauritius0.3562025
47Tanzania0.3292025
48Sao Tome and Principe0.2892025
49Cabo Verde0.2882025
50Namibia0.2742025
51Gambia0.2712025
52Botswana0.2042025
53Benin0.1912025
54Seychelles0.0542025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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