Executive Corruption Index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Executive Corruption Index was 0.181 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.181
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
133rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.627
in 1988
All-time low
0.11
in 2023
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Executive Corruption Index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.181.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.627 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.138 | — |
| 1920 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.28 | +102.9% |
| 1948 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.546 | +95.0% |
| 1961 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.507 | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.455 | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.391 | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.28 | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.627 | +123.9% |
| 1989 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.536 | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.578 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.568 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.584 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.606 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.412 | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.365 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.382 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.449 | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.429 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.458 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.41 | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.11 | -73.2% |
| 2024 | 0.17 | +54.5% |
| 2025 | 0.181 | +6.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.181 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.742, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.181 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.138 | 0.138 | 0.138 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.138 | 0.138 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.138 | 0.138 | 0.138 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5343 | 0.507 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4422 | 0.391 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3827 | 0.28 | 0.627 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.627 | 0.627 | 0.627 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5654 | 0.536 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4821 | 0.365 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2978 | 0.11 | 0.458 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 Burkina Faso?
- Executive corruption index in Burkina Faso was 0.181 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.627 in 1988.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for executive corruption index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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).