Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Executive Corruption Index was 0.707 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.707
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.947
in 2000
All-time low
0.482
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2025

00.20.40.60.811990200720251990: 0.4821991: 0.6121992: 0.6741993: 0.6851994: 0.841995: 0.8821996: 0.9131997: 0.9131998: 0.9131999: 0.9132000: 0.9472001: 0.92002: 0.9292003: 0.9292004: 0.9292005: 0.9292006: 0.9292007: 0.9292008: 0.9292009: 0.9292010: 0.7142011: 0.7142012: 0.7282013: 0.7062014: 0.7062015: 0.7332016: 0.7332017: 0.6982018: 0.6932019: 0.6652020: 0.6712021: 0.7482022: 0.7182023: 0.732024: 0.7072025: 0.707

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

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
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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).