Executive Corruption Index in Belarus
Belarus: Executive Corruption Index was 0.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Executive Corruption Index in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Belarus stood at 0.69.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Belarus peaked at 0.773 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.539, in 1990.
That places Belarus 55th 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 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.539 | — |
| 1991 | 0.562 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.574 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.773 | +34.7% |
| 1995 | 0.737 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.643 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.656 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.69 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6596 | 0.539 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6811 | 0.643 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Executive corruption index in Belarus was 0.69 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 in 1994.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.539 in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for executive corruption index?
- Belarus ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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).