What is executive corruption index in Greece?

Executive corruption index in Greece was 0.227 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 0.474 in 1940.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2019.

How does Greece rank for executive corruption index?

Greece ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greece 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 Greece

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

Greece: Executive Corruption Index was 0.227 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.227

Change on year

up 10.7%

World rank

124th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.474

in 1940

All-time low

0.101

in 2019

Years of data

204

1822–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Greece, 1822–2025

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.227 for executive corruption index in 2025.

The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Greece peaked at 0.474 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.101, in 2019.

Greece ranks 124th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 204 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Greece, 1822 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1822	0.375	—
1823	0.375	+0.0%
1824	0.375	+0.0%
1825	0.375	+0.0%
1826	0.375	+0.0%
1827	0.375	+0.0%
1828	0.375	+0.0%
1829	0.375	+0.0%
1830	0.375	+0.0%
1831	0.375	+0.0%
1832	0.375	+0.0%
1833	0.375	+0.0%
1834	0.375	+0.0%
1835	0.375	+0.0%
1836	0.375	+0.0%
1837	0.375	+0.0%
1838	0.375	+0.0%
1839	0.375	+0.0%
1840	0.375	+0.0%
1841	0.375	+0.0%
1842	0.375	+0.0%
1843	0.375	+0.0%
1844	0.375	+0.0%
1845	0.375	+0.0%
1846	0.375	+0.0%
1847	0.375	+0.0%
1848	0.375	+0.0%
1849	0.375	+0.0%
1850	0.375	+0.0%
1851	0.375	+0.0%
1852	0.375	+0.0%
1853	0.375	+0.0%
1854	0.375	+0.0%
1855	0.375	+0.0%
1856	0.375	+0.0%
1857	0.375	+0.0%
1858	0.375	+0.0%
1859	0.375	+0.0%
1860	0.375	+0.0%
1861	0.375	+0.0%
1862	0.375	+0.0%
1863	0.375	+0.0%
1864	0.375	+0.0%
1865	0.375	+0.0%
1866	0.375	+0.0%
1867	0.375	+0.0%
1868	0.375	+0.0%
1869	0.375	+0.0%
1870	0.375	+0.0%
1871	0.375	+0.0%
1872	0.375	+0.0%
1873	0.375	+0.0%
1874	0.375	+0.0%
1875	0.375	+0.0%
1876	0.375	+0.0%
1877	0.375	+0.0%
1878	0.375	+0.0%
1879	0.375	+0.0%
1880	0.375	+0.0%
1881	0.375	+0.0%
1882	0.375	+0.0%
1883	0.375	+0.0%
1884	0.375	+0.0%
1885	0.375	+0.0%
1886	0.375	+0.0%
1887	0.375	+0.0%
1888	0.375	+0.0%
1889	0.375	+0.0%
1890	0.375	+0.0%
1891	0.375	+0.0%
1892	0.375	+0.0%
1893	0.375	+0.0%
1894	0.375	+0.0%
1895	0.375	+0.0%
1896	0.375	+0.0%
1897	0.375	+0.0%
1898	0.375	+0.0%
1899	0.375	+0.0%
1900	0.375	+0.0%
1901	0.375	+0.0%
1902	0.375	+0.0%
1903	0.375	+0.0%
1904	0.375	+0.0%
1905	0.375	+0.0%
1906	0.375	+0.0%
1907	0.375	+0.0%
1908	0.375	+0.0%
1909	0.375	+0.0%
1910	0.375	+0.0%
1911	0.39	+4.0%
1912	0.399	+2.3%
1913	0.399	+0.0%
1914	0.399	+0.0%
1915	0.399	+0.0%
1916	0.399	+0.0%
1917	0.399	+0.0%
1918	0.399	+0.0%
1919	0.399	+0.0%
1920	0.414	+3.8%
1921	0.414	+0.0%
1922	0.414	+0.0%
1923	0.414	+0.0%
1924	0.414	+0.0%
1925	0.414	+0.0%
1926	0.414	+0.0%
1927	0.414	+0.0%
1928	0.414	+0.0%
1929	0.414	+0.0%
1930	0.414	+0.0%
1931	0.414	+0.0%
1932	0.414	+0.0%
1933	0.414	+0.0%
1934	0.414	+0.0%
1935	0.392	-5.3%
1936	0.392	+0.0%
1937	0.392	+0.0%
1938	0.392	+0.0%
1939	0.392	+0.0%
1940	0.474	+20.9%
1941	0.474	+0.0%
1942	0.474	+0.0%
1943	0.474	+0.0%
1944	0.474	+0.0%
1945	0.372	-21.5%
1946	0.372	+0.0%
1947	0.372	+0.0%
1948	0.372	+0.0%
1949	0.372	+0.0%
1950	0.372	+0.0%
1951	0.372	+0.0%
1952	0.372	+0.0%
1953	0.372	+0.0%
1954	0.372	+0.0%
1955	0.372	+0.0%
1956	0.372	+0.0%
1957	0.372	+0.0%
1958	0.372	+0.0%
1959	0.372	+0.0%
1960	0.372	+0.0%
1961	0.372	+0.0%
1962	0.372	+0.0%
1963	0.372	+0.0%
1964	0.372	+0.0%
1965	0.372	+0.0%
1966	0.336	-9.7%
1967	0.389	+15.8%
1968	0.389	+0.0%
1969	0.389	+0.0%
1970	0.389	+0.0%
1971	0.389	+0.0%
1972	0.389	+0.0%
1973	0.389	+0.0%
1974	0.389	+0.0%
1975	0.296	-23.9%
1976	0.296	+0.0%
1977	0.296	+0.0%
1978	0.296	+0.0%
1979	0.296	+0.0%
1980	0.296	+0.0%
1981	0.276	-6.8%
1982	0.276	+0.0%
1983	0.282	+2.2%
1984	0.282	+0.0%
1985	0.282	+0.0%
1986	0.282	+0.0%
1987	0.282	+0.0%
1988	0.282	+0.0%
1989	0.282	+0.0%
1990	0.282	+0.0%
1991	0.282	+0.0%
1992	0.282	+0.0%
1993	0.282	+0.0%
1994	0.282	+0.0%
1995	0.27	-4.3%
1996	0.27	+0.0%
1997	0.27	+0.0%
1998	0.229	-15.2%
1999	0.229	+0.0%
2000	0.229	+0.0%
2001	0.229	+0.0%
2002	0.229	+0.0%
2003	0.229	+0.0%
2004	0.229	+0.0%
2005	0.229	+0.0%
2006	0.229	+0.0%
2007	0.229	+0.0%
2008	0.248	+8.3%
2009	0.229	-7.7%
2010	0.159	-30.6%
2011	0.135	-15.1%
2012	0.152	+12.6%
2013	0.139	-8.6%
2014	0.139	+0.0%
2015	0.113	-18.7%
2016	0.113	+0.0%
2017	0.126	+11.5%
2018	0.109	-13.5%
2019	0.101	-7.3%
2020	0.145	+43.6%
2021	0.145	+0.0%
2022	0.173	+19.3%
2023	0.195	+12.7%
2024	0.205	+5.1%
2025	0.227	+10.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

Greece's 0.227 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.078, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Greece's 0.227 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.375	0.375	0.375	8
1830s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1840s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1850s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1860s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1870s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1880s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1890s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1900s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1910s	0.3957	0.375	0.399	10
1920s	0.414	0.414	0.414	10
1930s	0.403	0.392	0.414	10
1940s	0.423	0.372	0.474	10
1950s	0.372	0.372	0.372	10
1960s	0.3735	0.336	0.389	10
1970s	0.3425	0.296	0.389	10
1980s	0.2822	0.276	0.296	10
1990s	0.2678	0.229	0.282	10
2000s	0.2309	0.229	0.248	10
2010s	0.1286	0.101	0.159	10
2020s	0.1817	0.145	0.227	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Greece?: Executive corruption index in Greece was 0.227 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 0.474 in 1940.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 2019.
How does Greece rank for executive corruption index?: Greece ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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).