What is executive corruption index in Guatemala?

Executive corruption index in Guatemala was 0.248 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1899.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 2025.

How does Guatemala rank for executive corruption index?

Guatemala ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guatemala 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 Guatemala

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

Guatemala: Executive Corruption Index was 0.248 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.248

Change on year

down 11.4%

World rank

121st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.95

in 1899

All-time low

0.248

in 2025

Years of data

236

1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Guatemala, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, executive corruption index in Guatemala stood at 0.248. That is the lowest value across all 236 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Guatemala peaked at 0.95 in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0.248, in 2025.

Guatemala ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Executive Corruption Index in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Guatemala, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.709	—
1790	0.709	+0.0%
1791	0.709	+0.0%
1792	0.709	+0.0%
1793	0.709	+0.0%
1794	0.709	+0.0%
1795	0.709	+0.0%
1796	0.709	+0.0%
1797	0.709	+0.0%
1798	0.709	+0.0%
1799	0.709	+0.0%
1800	0.709	+0.0%
1801	0.709	+0.0%
1802	0.709	+0.0%
1803	0.709	+0.0%
1804	0.709	+0.0%
1805	0.709	+0.0%
1806	0.709	+0.0%
1807	0.709	+0.0%
1808	0.709	+0.0%
1809	0.709	+0.0%
1810	0.709	+0.0%
1811	0.709	+0.0%
1812	0.569	-19.7%
1813	0.569	+0.0%
1814	0.569	+0.0%
1815	0.569	+0.0%
1816	0.569	+0.0%
1817	0.569	+0.0%
1818	0.569	+0.0%
1819	0.569	+0.0%
1820	0.569	+0.0%
1821	0.569	+0.0%
1823	0.712	+25.1%
1824	0.712	+0.0%
1825	0.712	+0.0%
1826	0.712	+0.0%
1827	0.712	+0.0%
1828	0.712	+0.0%
1829	0.712	+0.0%
1830	0.712	+0.0%
1831	0.712	+0.0%
1832	0.712	+0.0%
1833	0.712	+0.0%
1834	0.712	+0.0%
1835	0.712	+0.0%
1836	0.712	+0.0%
1837	0.712	+0.0%
1838	0.712	+0.0%
1839	0.712	+0.0%
1840	0.712	+0.0%
1841	0.712	+0.0%
1842	0.712	+0.0%
1843	0.712	+0.0%
1844	0.824	+15.7%
1845	0.824	+0.0%
1846	0.824	+0.0%
1847	0.824	+0.0%
1848	0.824	+0.0%
1849	0.824	+0.0%
1850	0.824	+0.0%
1851	0.824	+0.0%
1852	0.824	+0.0%
1853	0.824	+0.0%
1854	0.824	+0.0%
1855	0.824	+0.0%
1856	0.824	+0.0%
1857	0.824	+0.0%
1858	0.824	+0.0%
1859	0.824	+0.0%
1860	0.824	+0.0%
1861	0.824	+0.0%
1862	0.824	+0.0%
1863	0.824	+0.0%
1864	0.824	+0.0%
1865	0.824	+0.0%
1866	0.824	+0.0%
1867	0.824	+0.0%
1868	0.824	+0.0%
1869	0.824	+0.0%
1870	0.824	+0.0%
1871	0.824	+0.0%
1872	0.824	+0.0%
1873	0.824	+0.0%
1874	0.824	+0.0%
1875	0.824	+0.0%
1876	0.824	+0.0%
1877	0.824	+0.0%
1878	0.824	+0.0%
1879	0.824	+0.0%
1880	0.824	+0.0%
1881	0.824	+0.0%
1882	0.824	+0.0%
1883	0.824	+0.0%
1884	0.824	+0.0%
1885	0.824	+0.0%
1886	0.824	+0.0%
1887	0.824	+0.0%
1888	0.824	+0.0%
1889	0.824	+0.0%
1890	0.824	+0.0%
1891	0.824	+0.0%
1892	0.824	+0.0%
1893	0.824	+0.0%
1894	0.824	+0.0%
1895	0.824	+0.0%
1896	0.824	+0.0%
1897	0.824	+0.0%
1898	0.824	+0.0%
1899	0.95	+15.3%
1900	0.95	+0.0%
1901	0.95	+0.0%
1902	0.95	+0.0%
1903	0.95	+0.0%
1904	0.95	+0.0%
1905	0.95	+0.0%
1906	0.95	+0.0%
1907	0.95	+0.0%
1908	0.95	+0.0%
1909	0.95	+0.0%
1910	0.95	+0.0%
1911	0.95	+0.0%
1912	0.95	+0.0%
1913	0.95	+0.0%
1914	0.95	+0.0%
1915	0.95	+0.0%
1916	0.95	+0.0%
1917	0.95	+0.0%
1918	0.95	+0.0%
1919	0.95	+0.0%
1920	0.94	-1.1%
1921	0.91	-3.2%
1922	0.91	+0.0%
1923	0.91	+0.0%
1924	0.91	+0.0%
1925	0.91	+0.0%
1926	0.917	+0.8%
1927	0.917	+0.0%
1928	0.917	+0.0%
1929	0.917	+0.0%
1930	0.917	+0.0%
1931	0.777	-15.3%
1932	0.777	+0.0%
1933	0.777	+0.0%
1934	0.777	+0.0%
1935	0.777	+0.0%
1936	0.777	+0.0%
1937	0.777	+0.0%
1938	0.777	+0.0%
1939	0.777	+0.0%
1940	0.777	+0.0%
1941	0.777	+0.0%
1942	0.777	+0.0%
1943	0.777	+0.0%
1944	0.819	+5.4%
1945	0.287	-65.0%
1946	0.287	+0.0%
1947	0.287	+0.0%
1948	0.287	+0.0%
1949	0.287	+0.0%
1950	0.287	+0.0%
1951	0.287	+0.0%
1952	0.287	+0.0%
1953	0.287	+0.0%
1954	0.389	+35.5%
1955	0.869	+123.4%
1956	0.869	+0.0%
1957	0.893	+2.8%
1958	0.893	+0.0%
1959	0.893	+0.0%
1960	0.893	+0.0%
1961	0.893	+0.0%
1962	0.893	+0.0%
1963	0.845	-5.4%
1964	0.845	+0.0%
1965	0.845	+0.0%
1966	0.853	+0.9%
1967	0.853	+0.0%
1968	0.853	+0.0%
1969	0.853	+0.0%
1970	0.873	+2.3%
1971	0.873	+0.0%
1972	0.873	+0.0%
1973	0.873	+0.0%
1974	0.873	+0.0%
1975	0.873	+0.0%
1976	0.873	+0.0%
1977	0.873	+0.0%
1978	0.897	+2.7%
1979	0.897	+0.0%
1980	0.897	+0.0%
1981	0.882	-1.7%
1982	0.87	-1.4%
1983	0.759	-12.8%
1984	0.764	+0.7%
1985	0.764	+0.0%
1986	0.774	+1.3%
1987	0.774	+0.0%
1988	0.774	+0.0%
1989	0.774	+0.0%
1990	0.774	+0.0%
1991	0.774	+0.0%
1992	0.774	+0.0%
1993	0.706	-8.8%
1994	0.691	-2.1%
1995	0.691	+0.0%
1996	0.64	-7.4%
1997	0.64	+0.0%
1998	0.64	+0.0%
1999	0.668	+4.4%
2000	0.749	+12.1%
2001	0.749	+0.0%
2002	0.749	+0.0%
2003	0.749	+0.0%
2004	0.753	+0.5%
2005	0.753	+0.0%
2006	0.753	+0.0%
2007	0.753	+0.0%
2008	0.741	-1.6%
2009	0.741	+0.0%
2010	0.741	+0.0%
2011	0.741	+0.0%
2012	0.735	-0.8%
2013	0.821	+11.7%
2014	0.821	+0.0%
2015	0.809	-1.5%
2016	0.778	-3.8%
2017	0.803	+3.2%
2018	0.864	+7.6%
2019	0.841	-2.7%
2020	0.802	-4.6%
2021	0.795	-0.9%
2022	0.811	+2.0%
2023	0.843	+3.9%
2024	0.28	-66.8%
2025	0.248	-11.4%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

Guatemala's 0.248 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Guatemala's 0.248 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.709	0.709	0.709	1
1790s	0.709	0.709	0.709	10
1800s	0.709	0.709	0.709	10
1810s	0.597	0.569	0.709	10
1820s	0.6802	0.569	0.712	9
1830s	0.712	0.712	0.712	10
1840s	0.7792	0.712	0.824	10
1850s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1860s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1870s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1880s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1890s	0.8366	0.824	0.95	10
1900s	0.95	0.95	0.95	10
1910s	0.95	0.95	0.95	10
1920s	0.9158	0.91	0.94	10
1930s	0.791	0.777	0.917	10
1940s	0.5362	0.287	0.819	10
1950s	0.5954	0.287	0.893	10
1960s	0.8626	0.845	0.893	10
1970s	0.8778	0.873	0.897	10
1980s	0.8032	0.759	0.897	10
1990s	0.6998	0.64	0.774	10
2000s	0.749	0.741	0.753	10
2010s	0.7954	0.735	0.864	10
2020s	0.6298	0.248	0.843	6

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More social development data for Guatemala

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Guatemala?: Executive corruption index in Guatemala was 0.248 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1899.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 2025.
How does Guatemala rank for executive corruption index?: Guatemala ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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).