Executive Corruption Index in Armenia
Armenia: Executive Corruption Index was 0.504 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Executive Corruption Index in Armenia, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Armenia stood at 0.504.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Armenia peaked at 0.841 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1990.
Armenia ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 | — |
| 1991 | 0.284 | +42.0% |
| 1992 | 0.312 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.34 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.463 | +36.2% |
| 1997 | 0.502 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.71 | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 0.678 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.735 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.841 | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.822 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.824 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.809 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.351 | -56.6% |
| 2019 | 0.241 | -31.3% |
| 2020 | 0.29 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.331 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.347 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.504 | +45.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.504 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.504 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Executive Corruption Index in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -56.6% | 0.809 | 0.351 |
| 2025 | +45.2% | 0.347 | 0.504 |
| 1991 | +42.0% | 0.2 | 0.284 |
| 1998 | +41.4% | 0.502 | 0.71 |
| 1996 | +36.2% | 0.34 | 0.463 |
| 2019 | -31.3% | 0.351 | 0.241 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4113 | 0.2 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8304 | 0.735 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7163 | 0.241 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3583 | 0.29 | 0.504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is executive corruption index in Armenia?
- Executive corruption index in Armenia was 0.504 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.841 in 2001.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for executive corruption index?
- Armenia ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).