Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Executive Corruption Index was 0.707 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 0.707 for executive corruption index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.947 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.482, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 50th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.482 | — |
| 1991 | 0.612 | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 0.674 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.685 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 0.882 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.913 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.947 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.929 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.714 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.728 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.706 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.733 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.698 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.693 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.665 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.671 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.748 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.718 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.73 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.707 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.707 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.707 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.0% | 0.482 | 0.612 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7827 | 0.482 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9279 | 0.9 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.709 | 0.665 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7135 | 0.671 | 0.748 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More social development data for Kyrgyzstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (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 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Executive corruption index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.707 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.947 in 2000.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.482 in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for executive corruption index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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).