What is executive corruption index in Cuba?

Executive corruption index in Cuba was 0.63 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 1953.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.525 in 2016.

How does Cuba rank for executive corruption index?

Cuba ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cuba 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.

Executive Corruption Index in Cuba

Name: Executive Corruption Index in Cuba
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Executive Corruption Index was 0.63 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.63

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

63rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.875

in 1953

All-time low

0.525

in 2016

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Cuba, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for executive corruption index in Cuba is 0.63, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Cuba peaked at 0.875 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.525, in 2016.

Cuba ranks 63rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Cuba, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.73	—
1790	0.73	+0.0%
1791	0.73	+0.0%
1792	0.73	+0.0%
1793	0.73	+0.0%
1794	0.73	+0.0%
1795	0.73	+0.0%
1796	0.73	+0.0%
1797	0.73	+0.0%
1798	0.73	+0.0%
1799	0.73	+0.0%
1800	0.73	+0.0%
1801	0.73	+0.0%
1802	0.73	+0.0%
1803	0.73	+0.0%
1804	0.73	+0.0%
1805	0.73	+0.0%
1806	0.73	+0.0%
1807	0.73	+0.0%
1808	0.73	+0.0%
1809	0.73	+0.0%
1810	0.73	+0.0%
1811	0.73	+0.0%
1812	0.73	+0.0%
1813	0.73	+0.0%
1814	0.73	+0.0%
1815	0.73	+0.0%
1816	0.73	+0.0%
1817	0.73	+0.0%
1818	0.73	+0.0%
1819	0.73	+0.0%
1820	0.73	+0.0%
1821	0.73	+0.0%
1822	0.73	+0.0%
1823	0.73	+0.0%
1824	0.73	+0.0%
1825	0.73	+0.0%
1826	0.73	+0.0%
1827	0.73	+0.0%
1828	0.73	+0.0%
1829	0.73	+0.0%
1830	0.73	+0.0%
1831	0.73	+0.0%
1832	0.73	+0.0%
1833	0.73	+0.0%
1834	0.73	+0.0%
1835	0.73	+0.0%
1836	0.73	+0.0%
1837	0.73	+0.0%
1838	0.73	+0.0%
1839	0.73	+0.0%
1840	0.73	+0.0%
1841	0.73	+0.0%
1842	0.73	+0.0%
1843	0.73	+0.0%
1844	0.73	+0.0%
1845	0.73	+0.0%
1846	0.73	+0.0%
1847	0.73	+0.0%
1848	0.73	+0.0%
1849	0.73	+0.0%
1850	0.73	+0.0%
1851	0.73	+0.0%
1852	0.73	+0.0%
1853	0.73	+0.0%
1854	0.73	+0.0%
1855	0.73	+0.0%
1856	0.73	+0.0%
1857	0.73	+0.0%
1858	0.73	+0.0%
1859	0.73	+0.0%
1860	0.73	+0.0%
1861	0.73	+0.0%
1862	0.73	+0.0%
1863	0.73	+0.0%
1864	0.73	+0.0%
1865	0.73	+0.0%
1866	0.73	+0.0%
1867	0.73	+0.0%
1868	0.73	+0.0%
1869	0.73	+0.0%
1870	0.73	+0.0%
1871	0.73	+0.0%
1872	0.73	+0.0%
1873	0.73	+0.0%
1874	0.73	+0.0%
1875	0.73	+0.0%
1876	0.73	+0.0%
1877	0.73	+0.0%
1878	0.73	+0.0%
1879	0.73	+0.0%
1880	0.73	+0.0%
1881	0.73	+0.0%
1882	0.73	+0.0%
1883	0.73	+0.0%
1884	0.73	+0.0%
1885	0.73	+0.0%
1886	0.73	+0.0%
1887	0.73	+0.0%
1888	0.73	+0.0%
1889	0.73	+0.0%
1890	0.73	+0.0%
1891	0.73	+0.0%
1892	0.73	+0.0%
1893	0.73	+0.0%
1894	0.73	+0.0%
1895	0.73	+0.0%
1896	0.73	+0.0%
1897	0.73	+0.0%
1898	0.73	+0.0%
1899	0.644	-11.8%
1900	0.621	-3.6%
1901	0.621	+0.0%
1902	0.621	+0.0%
1903	0.621	+0.0%
1904	0.621	+0.0%
1905	0.621	+0.0%
1906	0.621	+0.0%
1907	0.66	+6.3%
1908	0.66	+0.0%
1909	0.66	+0.0%
1910	0.66	+0.0%
1911	0.66	+0.0%
1912	0.66	+0.0%
1913	0.66	+0.0%
1914	0.625	-5.3%
1915	0.625	+0.0%
1916	0.625	+0.0%
1917	0.625	+0.0%
1918	0.625	+0.0%
1919	0.625	+0.0%
1920	0.625	+0.0%
1921	0.625	+0.0%
1922	0.662	+5.9%
1923	0.662	+0.0%
1924	0.662	+0.0%
1925	0.662	+0.0%
1926	0.662	+0.0%
1927	0.662	+0.0%
1928	0.662	+0.0%
1929	0.701	+5.9%
1930	0.701	+0.0%
1931	0.701	+0.0%
1932	0.701	+0.0%
1933	0.664	-5.3%
1934	0.598	-9.9%
1935	0.598	+0.0%
1936	0.598	+0.0%
1937	0.598	+0.0%
1938	0.598	+0.0%
1939	0.598	+0.0%
1940	0.571	-4.5%
1941	0.571	+0.0%
1942	0.571	+0.0%
1943	0.571	+0.0%
1944	0.571	+0.0%
1945	0.636	+11.4%
1946	0.66	+3.8%
1947	0.66	+0.0%
1948	0.743	+12.6%
1949	0.743	+0.0%
1950	0.743	+0.0%
1951	0.743	+0.0%
1952	0.769	+3.5%
1953	0.875	+13.8%
1954	0.875	+0.0%
1955	0.875	+0.0%
1956	0.875	+0.0%
1957	0.875	+0.0%
1958	0.875	+0.0%
1959	0.618	-29.4%
1960	0.618	+0.0%
1961	0.618	+0.0%
1962	0.618	+0.0%
1963	0.618	+0.0%
1964	0.618	+0.0%
1965	0.618	+0.0%
1966	0.618	+0.0%
1967	0.618	+0.0%
1968	0.618	+0.0%
1969	0.618	+0.0%
1970	0.618	+0.0%
1971	0.618	+0.0%
1972	0.618	+0.0%
1973	0.618	+0.0%
1974	0.618	+0.0%
1975	0.618	+0.0%
1976	0.618	+0.0%
1977	0.618	+0.0%
1978	0.618	+0.0%
1979	0.618	+0.0%
1980	0.618	+0.0%
1981	0.618	+0.0%
1982	0.618	+0.0%
1983	0.618	+0.0%
1984	0.618	+0.0%
1985	0.618	+0.0%
1986	0.618	+0.0%
1987	0.618	+0.0%
1988	0.618	+0.0%
1989	0.618	+0.0%
1990	0.618	+0.0%
1991	0.618	+0.0%
1992	0.618	+0.0%
1993	0.618	+0.0%
1994	0.618	+0.0%
1995	0.618	+0.0%
1996	0.618	+0.0%
1997	0.618	+0.0%
1998	0.618	+0.0%
1999	0.618	+0.0%
2000	0.618	+0.0%
2001	0.618	+0.0%
2002	0.618	+0.0%
2003	0.618	+0.0%
2004	0.618	+0.0%
2005	0.618	+0.0%
2006	0.618	+0.0%
2007	0.618	+0.0%
2008	0.618	+0.0%
2009	0.618	+0.0%
2010	0.618	+0.0%
2011	0.618	+0.0%
2012	0.618	+0.0%
2013	0.618	+0.0%
2014	0.618	+0.0%
2015	0.618	+0.0%
2016	0.525	-15.0%
2017	0.654	+24.6%
2018	0.589	-9.9%
2019	0.589	+0.0%
2020	0.589	+0.0%
2021	0.589	+0.0%
2022	0.589	+0.0%
2023	0.589	+0.0%
2024	0.589	+0.0%
2025	0.63	+7.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

Cuba's 0.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Cuba's 0.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.73	0.73	0.73	1
1790s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1800s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1810s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1820s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1830s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1840s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1850s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1860s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1870s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1880s	0.73	0.73	0.73	10
1890s	0.7214	0.644	0.73	10
1900s	0.6327	0.621	0.66	10
1910s	0.639	0.625	0.66	10
1920s	0.6585	0.625	0.701	10
1930s	0.6355	0.598	0.701	10
1940s	0.6297	0.571	0.743	10
1950s	0.8123	0.618	0.875	10
1960s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1970s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1980s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1990s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
2000s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
2010s	0.6065	0.525	0.654	10
2020s	0.5958	0.589	0.63	6

Countries ranked near Cuba

60 Eswatini 0.647 compare
61 Iran 0.646 compare
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63 Bahrain 0.63 compare
65 Pakistan 0.625 compare
66 Laos 0.621 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 0.0027 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Cuba?: Executive corruption index in Cuba was 0.63 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 1953.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.525 in 2016.
How does Cuba rank for executive corruption index?: Cuba ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba 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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Indicator: Executive Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,488 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).