Executive Corruption Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Executive Corruption Index was 0.926 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.926
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.962
in 2021
All-time low
0.565
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Executive Corruption Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.926 for executive corruption index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Cameroon peaked at 0.962 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.565, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.565 | — |
| 1962 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.609 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.678 | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.639 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.671 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.671 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.809 | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.859 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.925 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.914 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.926 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.924 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.936 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.912 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.928 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.941 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.955 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.962 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.936 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.947 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.926 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.926 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.926 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.565 | 0.565 | 0.565 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.565 | 0.565 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6421 | 0.565 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9002 | 0.809 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9254 | 0.912 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.942 | 0.926 | 0.962 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 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 Cameroon?
- Executive corruption index in Cameroon was 0.926 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2021.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for executive corruption index?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).