What is executive corruption index in Kuwait?

Executive corruption index in Kuwait was 0.41 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.574 in 1963.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.396 in 2019.

How does Kuwait rank for executive corruption index?

Kuwait ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kuwait 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 Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Executive Corruption Index was 0.41 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.41

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

97th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.574

in 1963

All-time low

0.396

in 2019

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.41 for executive corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Kuwait peaked at 0.574 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.396, in 2019.

That places Kuwait 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.57	—
1790	0.57	+0.0%
1791	0.57	+0.0%
1792	0.57	+0.0%
1793	0.57	+0.0%
1794	0.57	+0.0%
1795	0.57	+0.0%
1796	0.57	+0.0%
1797	0.57	+0.0%
1798	0.57	+0.0%
1799	0.57	+0.0%
1800	0.57	+0.0%
1801	0.57	+0.0%
1802	0.57	+0.0%
1803	0.57	+0.0%
1804	0.57	+0.0%
1805	0.57	+0.0%
1806	0.57	+0.0%
1807	0.57	+0.0%
1808	0.57	+0.0%
1809	0.57	+0.0%
1810	0.57	+0.0%
1811	0.57	+0.0%
1812	0.57	+0.0%
1813	0.57	+0.0%
1814	0.57	+0.0%
1815	0.57	+0.0%
1816	0.57	+0.0%
1817	0.57	+0.0%
1818	0.57	+0.0%
1819	0.57	+0.0%
1820	0.57	+0.0%
1821	0.57	+0.0%
1822	0.57	+0.0%
1823	0.57	+0.0%
1824	0.57	+0.0%
1825	0.57	+0.0%
1826	0.57	+0.0%
1827	0.57	+0.0%
1828	0.57	+0.0%
1829	0.57	+0.0%
1830	0.57	+0.0%
1831	0.57	+0.0%
1832	0.57	+0.0%
1833	0.57	+0.0%
1834	0.57	+0.0%
1835	0.57	+0.0%
1836	0.57	+0.0%
1837	0.57	+0.0%
1838	0.57	+0.0%
1839	0.57	+0.0%
1840	0.57	+0.0%
1841	0.57	+0.0%
1842	0.57	+0.0%
1843	0.57	+0.0%
1844	0.57	+0.0%
1845	0.57	+0.0%
1846	0.57	+0.0%
1847	0.57	+0.0%
1848	0.57	+0.0%
1849	0.57	+0.0%
1850	0.57	+0.0%
1851	0.57	+0.0%
1852	0.57	+0.0%
1853	0.57	+0.0%
1854	0.57	+0.0%
1855	0.57	+0.0%
1856	0.57	+0.0%
1857	0.57	+0.0%
1858	0.57	+0.0%
1859	0.57	+0.0%
1860	0.57	+0.0%
1861	0.57	+0.0%
1862	0.57	+0.0%
1863	0.57	+0.0%
1864	0.57	+0.0%
1865	0.57	+0.0%
1866	0.57	+0.0%
1867	0.57	+0.0%
1868	0.57	+0.0%
1869	0.57	+0.0%
1870	0.57	+0.0%
1871	0.57	+0.0%
1872	0.57	+0.0%
1873	0.57	+0.0%
1874	0.57	+0.0%
1875	0.57	+0.0%
1876	0.57	+0.0%
1877	0.57	+0.0%
1878	0.57	+0.0%
1879	0.57	+0.0%
1880	0.57	+0.0%
1881	0.57	+0.0%
1882	0.57	+0.0%
1883	0.57	+0.0%
1884	0.57	+0.0%
1885	0.57	+0.0%
1886	0.57	+0.0%
1887	0.57	+0.0%
1888	0.57	+0.0%
1889	0.57	+0.0%
1890	0.57	+0.0%
1891	0.57	+0.0%
1892	0.57	+0.0%
1893	0.57	+0.0%
1894	0.57	+0.0%
1895	0.57	+0.0%
1896	0.57	+0.0%
1897	0.57	+0.0%
1898	0.57	+0.0%
1899	0.57	+0.0%
1900	0.57	+0.0%
1901	0.57	+0.0%
1902	0.57	+0.0%
1903	0.57	+0.0%
1904	0.57	+0.0%
1905	0.57	+0.0%
1906	0.57	+0.0%
1907	0.57	+0.0%
1908	0.57	+0.0%
1909	0.57	+0.0%
1910	0.57	+0.0%
1911	0.57	+0.0%
1912	0.57	+0.0%
1913	0.57	+0.0%
1914	0.57	+0.0%
1915	0.57	+0.0%
1916	0.57	+0.0%
1917	0.57	+0.0%
1918	0.57	+0.0%
1919	0.57	+0.0%
1920	0.57	+0.0%
1921	0.57	+0.0%
1922	0.57	+0.0%
1923	0.57	+0.0%
1924	0.57	+0.0%
1925	0.57	+0.0%
1926	0.57	+0.0%
1927	0.57	+0.0%
1928	0.57	+0.0%
1929	0.57	+0.0%
1930	0.57	+0.0%
1931	0.57	+0.0%
1932	0.57	+0.0%
1933	0.57	+0.0%
1934	0.57	+0.0%
1935	0.57	+0.0%
1936	0.57	+0.0%
1937	0.57	+0.0%
1938	0.57	+0.0%
1939	0.57	+0.0%
1940	0.57	+0.0%
1941	0.57	+0.0%
1942	0.57	+0.0%
1943	0.57	+0.0%
1944	0.57	+0.0%
1945	0.57	+0.0%
1946	0.57	+0.0%
1947	0.57	+0.0%
1948	0.57	+0.0%
1949	0.57	+0.0%
1950	0.57	+0.0%
1951	0.57	+0.0%
1952	0.57	+0.0%
1953	0.57	+0.0%
1954	0.57	+0.0%
1955	0.57	+0.0%
1956	0.57	+0.0%
1957	0.57	+0.0%
1958	0.57	+0.0%
1959	0.57	+0.0%
1960	0.57	+0.0%
1961	0.57	+0.0%
1962	0.57	+0.0%
1963	0.574	+0.7%
1964	0.574	+0.0%
1965	0.574	+0.0%
1966	0.574	+0.0%
1967	0.574	+0.0%
1968	0.574	+0.0%
1969	0.574	+0.0%
1970	0.574	+0.0%
1971	0.574	+0.0%
1972	0.574	+0.0%
1973	0.574	+0.0%
1974	0.574	+0.0%
1975	0.574	+0.0%
1976	0.574	+0.0%
1977	0.574	+0.0%
1978	0.574	+0.0%
1979	0.574	+0.0%
1980	0.556	-3.1%
1981	0.556	+0.0%
1982	0.556	+0.0%
1983	0.556	+0.0%
1984	0.556	+0.0%
1985	0.556	+0.0%
1986	0.556	+0.0%
1987	0.556	+0.0%
1988	0.556	+0.0%
1989	0.556	+0.0%
1990	0.556	+0.0%
1991	0.556	+0.0%
1992	0.556	+0.0%
1993	0.556	+0.0%
1994	0.556	+0.0%
1995	0.556	+0.0%
1996	0.556	+0.0%
1997	0.556	+0.0%
1998	0.556	+0.0%
1999	0.556	+0.0%
2000	0.556	+0.0%
2001	0.556	+0.0%
2002	0.556	+0.0%
2003	0.556	+0.0%
2004	0.556	+0.0%
2005	0.556	+0.0%
2006	0.556	+0.0%
2007	0.556	+0.0%
2008	0.556	+0.0%
2009	0.556	+0.0%
2010	0.556	+0.0%
2011	0.556	+0.0%
2012	0.556	+0.0%
2013	0.556	+0.0%
2014	0.556	+0.0%
2015	0.556	+0.0%
2016	0.556	+0.0%
2017	0.556	+0.0%
2018	0.556	+0.0%
2019	0.396	-28.8%
2020	0.41	+3.5%
2021	0.41	+0.0%
2022	0.41	+0.0%
2023	0.41	+0.0%
2024	0.41	+0.0%
2025	0.41	+0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.078, 5.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.572, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.57	0.57	0.57	1
1790s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1800s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1810s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1820s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1830s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1840s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1850s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1860s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1870s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1880s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1890s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1900s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1910s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1920s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1930s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1940s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1950s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1960s	0.5728	0.57	0.574	10
1970s	0.574	0.574	0.574	10
1980s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
1990s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
2000s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
2010s	0.54	0.396	0.556	10
2020s	0.41	0.41	0.41	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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99 Syria 0.389 compare
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Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Kuwait?: Executive corruption index in Kuwait was 0.41 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.574 in 1963.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.396 in 2019.
How does Kuwait rank for executive corruption index?: Kuwait ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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).