Executive Corruption Index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Executive Corruption Index was 0.618 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Executive Corruption Index in Bangladesh, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Bangladesh stood at 0.618.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.838 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.451, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.451 | — |
| 1972 | 0.504 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.687 | +36.3% |
| 1976 | 0.678 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.77 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.678 | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.571 | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.586 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.784 | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.638 | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.82 | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.838 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.833 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.794 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.811 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.805 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.807 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.806 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.835 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.793 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.829 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.618 | -25.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.618 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.618 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.275, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5958 | 0.451 | 0.687 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7516 | 0.678 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6444 | 0.571 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7188 | 0.586 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8142 | 0.794 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.779 | 0.618 | 0.835 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 Bangladesh?
- Executive corruption index in Bangladesh was 0.618 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2013.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.451 in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for executive corruption index?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).