What is executive corruption index in El Salvador?

Executive corruption index in El Salvador was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 1940.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.384 in 2015.

How does El Salvador rank for executive corruption index?

El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this El Salvador 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 El Salvador

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

El Salvador: Executive Corruption Index was 0.692 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.692

Change on year

up 13.3%

World rank

53rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.963

in 1940

All-time low

0.384

in 2015

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Executive Corruption Index in El Salvador, 1838–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for executive corruption index in El Salvador is 0.692, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in El Salvador peaked at 0.963 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.384, in 2015.

El Salvador ranks 53rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in El Salvador, 1838 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1838	0.861	—
1839	0.861	+0.0%
1840	0.861	+0.0%
1841	0.861	+0.0%
1842	0.861	+0.0%
1843	0.861	+0.0%
1844	0.861	+0.0%
1845	0.861	+0.0%
1846	0.861	+0.0%
1847	0.861	+0.0%
1848	0.861	+0.0%
1849	0.861	+0.0%
1850	0.861	+0.0%
1851	0.861	+0.0%
1852	0.861	+0.0%
1853	0.861	+0.0%
1854	0.861	+0.0%
1855	0.861	+0.0%
1856	0.861	+0.0%
1857	0.861	+0.0%
1858	0.861	+0.0%
1859	0.861	+0.0%
1860	0.861	+0.0%
1861	0.861	+0.0%
1862	0.861	+0.0%
1863	0.861	+0.0%
1864	0.861	+0.0%
1865	0.861	+0.0%
1866	0.861	+0.0%
1867	0.861	+0.0%
1868	0.861	+0.0%
1869	0.861	+0.0%
1870	0.861	+0.0%
1871	0.861	+0.0%
1872	0.861	+0.0%
1873	0.861	+0.0%
1874	0.861	+0.0%
1875	0.861	+0.0%
1876	0.861	+0.0%
1877	0.861	+0.0%
1878	0.861	+0.0%
1879	0.861	+0.0%
1880	0.861	+0.0%
1881	0.861	+0.0%
1882	0.861	+0.0%
1883	0.861	+0.0%
1884	0.861	+0.0%
1885	0.861	+0.0%
1886	0.861	+0.0%
1887	0.861	+0.0%
1888	0.861	+0.0%
1889	0.861	+0.0%
1890	0.861	+0.0%
1891	0.861	+0.0%
1892	0.861	+0.0%
1893	0.861	+0.0%
1894	0.861	+0.0%
1895	0.861	+0.0%
1896	0.861	+0.0%
1897	0.861	+0.0%
1898	0.861	+0.0%
1899	0.861	+0.0%
1900	0.861	+0.0%
1901	0.861	+0.0%
1902	0.861	+0.0%
1903	0.861	+0.0%
1904	0.861	+0.0%
1905	0.861	+0.0%
1906	0.861	+0.0%
1907	0.861	+0.0%
1908	0.861	+0.0%
1909	0.861	+0.0%
1910	0.861	+0.0%
1911	0.861	+0.0%
1912	0.861	+0.0%
1913	0.861	+0.0%
1914	0.861	+0.0%
1915	0.861	+0.0%
1916	0.861	+0.0%
1917	0.861	+0.0%
1918	0.861	+0.0%
1919	0.861	+0.0%
1920	0.898	+4.3%
1921	0.898	+0.0%
1922	0.898	+0.0%
1923	0.898	+0.0%
1924	0.898	+0.0%
1925	0.898	+0.0%
1926	0.898	+0.0%
1927	0.898	+0.0%
1928	0.898	+0.0%
1929	0.898	+0.0%
1930	0.898	+0.0%
1931	0.96	+6.9%
1932	0.96	+0.0%
1933	0.96	+0.0%
1934	0.96	+0.0%
1935	0.96	+0.0%
1936	0.96	+0.0%
1937	0.96	+0.0%
1938	0.96	+0.0%
1939	0.96	+0.0%
1940	0.963	+0.3%
1941	0.963	+0.0%
1942	0.963	+0.0%
1943	0.963	+0.0%
1944	0.963	+0.0%
1945	0.93	-3.4%
1946	0.93	+0.0%
1947	0.93	+0.0%
1948	0.93	+0.0%
1949	0.93	+0.0%
1950	0.93	+0.0%
1951	0.93	+0.0%
1952	0.93	+0.0%
1953	0.93	+0.0%
1954	0.93	+0.0%
1955	0.93	+0.0%
1956	0.93	+0.0%
1957	0.93	+0.0%
1958	0.93	+0.0%
1959	0.93	+0.0%
1960	0.93	+0.0%
1961	0.93	+0.0%
1962	0.93	+0.0%
1963	0.93	+0.0%
1964	0.93	+0.0%
1965	0.93	+0.0%
1966	0.93	+0.0%
1967	0.93	+0.0%
1968	0.93	+0.0%
1969	0.93	+0.0%
1970	0.93	+0.0%
1971	0.93	+0.0%
1972	0.93	+0.0%
1973	0.93	+0.0%
1974	0.93	+0.0%
1975	0.93	+0.0%
1976	0.93	+0.0%
1977	0.93	+0.0%
1978	0.93	+0.0%
1979	0.883	-5.1%
1980	0.839	-5.0%
1981	0.839	+0.0%
1982	0.839	+0.0%
1983	0.839	+0.0%
1984	0.865	+3.1%
1985	0.865	+0.0%
1986	0.865	+0.0%
1987	0.865	+0.0%
1988	0.865	+0.0%
1989	0.841	-2.8%
1990	0.841	+0.0%
1991	0.841	+0.0%
1992	0.687	-18.3%
1993	0.687	+0.0%
1994	0.667	-2.9%
1995	0.667	+0.0%
1996	0.667	+0.0%
1997	0.667	+0.0%
1998	0.667	+0.0%
1999	0.667	+0.0%
2000	0.667	+0.0%
2001	0.667	+0.0%
2002	0.667	+0.0%
2003	0.667	+0.0%
2004	0.671	+0.6%
2005	0.71	+5.8%
2006	0.71	+0.0%
2007	0.71	+0.0%
2008	0.682	-3.9%
2009	0.611	-10.4%
2010	0.611	+0.0%
2011	0.611	+0.0%
2012	0.611	+0.0%
2013	0.455	-25.5%
2014	0.397	-12.7%
2015	0.384	-3.3%
2016	0.384	+0.0%
2017	0.441	+14.8%
2018	0.594	+34.7%
2019	0.489	-17.7%
2020	0.622	+27.2%
2021	0.654	+5.1%
2022	0.608	-7.0%
2023	0.608	+0.0%
2024	0.611	+0.5%
2025	0.692	+13.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.692 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.692 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.861	0.861	0.861	2
1840s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1850s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1860s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1870s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1880s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1890s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1900s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1910s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
1920s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1930s	0.9538	0.898	0.96	10
1940s	0.9465	0.93	0.963	10
1950s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1960s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1970s	0.9253	0.883	0.93	10
1980s	0.8522	0.839	0.865	10
1990s	0.7058	0.667	0.841	10
2000s	0.6762	0.611	0.71	10
2010s	0.4977	0.384	0.611	10
2020s	0.6325	0.608	0.692	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in El Salvador?: Executive corruption index in El Salvador was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 1940.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.384 in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for executive corruption index?: El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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).