Executive Corruption Index in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Executive Corruption Index was 0.794 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Executive Corruption Index in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.794 for executive corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.894 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.731, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.865 | — |
| 1991 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.894 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.856 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.824 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.731 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.75 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.748 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.794 | +6.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.794 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.794 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8882 | 0.865 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.894 | 0.894 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8898 | 0.856 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7838 | 0.731 | 0.856 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Kazakhstan?
- Executive corruption index in Kazakhstan was 0.794 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 1992.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.731 in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for executive corruption index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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).