Executive Corruption Index in Moldova
Moldova: Executive Corruption Index was 0.086 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Executive Corruption Index in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.086 for executive corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Moldova peaked at 0.815 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.086, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.559 | — |
| 1991 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.647 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.682 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.619 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.562 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.722 | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.788 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.779 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.659 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.621 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.648 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.815 | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.717 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.744 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.728 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.569 | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.126 | -77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.086 | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.086 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.086 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6321 | 0.559 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7432 | 0.562 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6978 | 0.621 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1732 | 0.086 | 0.569 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0633 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 Moldova?
- Executive corruption index in Moldova was 0.086 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2015.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.086 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for executive corruption index?
- Moldova ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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).