What is executive corruption index in Nicaragua?

Executive corruption index in Nicaragua was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 1936.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.294 in 1991.

How does Nicaragua rank for executive corruption index?

Nicaragua ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua: Executive Corruption Index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.917

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.981

in 1936

All-time low

0.294

in 1991

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.917 for executive corruption index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Nicaragua peaked at 0.981 in 1936 and was at its lowest, 0.294, in 1991.

Nicaragua ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Nicaragua, 1838 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1838	0.87	—
1839	0.87	+0.0%
1840	0.87	+0.0%
1841	0.87	+0.0%
1842	0.87	+0.0%
1843	0.87	+0.0%
1844	0.87	+0.0%
1845	0.87	+0.0%
1846	0.87	+0.0%
1847	0.87	+0.0%
1848	0.87	+0.0%
1849	0.87	+0.0%
1850	0.87	+0.0%
1851	0.87	+0.0%
1852	0.87	+0.0%
1853	0.87	+0.0%
1854	0.87	+0.0%
1855	0.87	+0.0%
1856	0.87	+0.0%
1857	0.87	+0.0%
1858	0.367	-57.8%
1859	0.367	+0.0%
1860	0.367	+0.0%
1861	0.367	+0.0%
1862	0.367	+0.0%
1863	0.367	+0.0%
1864	0.367	+0.0%
1865	0.367	+0.0%
1866	0.367	+0.0%
1867	0.367	+0.0%
1868	0.367	+0.0%
1869	0.367	+0.0%
1870	0.367	+0.0%
1871	0.367	+0.0%
1872	0.367	+0.0%
1873	0.367	+0.0%
1874	0.367	+0.0%
1875	0.367	+0.0%
1876	0.367	+0.0%
1877	0.367	+0.0%
1878	0.367	+0.0%
1879	0.367	+0.0%
1880	0.367	+0.0%
1881	0.367	+0.0%
1882	0.367	+0.0%
1883	0.367	+0.0%
1884	0.367	+0.0%
1885	0.367	+0.0%
1886	0.367	+0.0%
1887	0.367	+0.0%
1888	0.367	+0.0%
1889	0.367	+0.0%
1890	0.805	+119.3%
1891	0.805	+0.0%
1892	0.805	+0.0%
1893	0.887	+10.2%
1894	0.887	+0.0%
1895	0.887	+0.0%
1896	0.887	+0.0%
1897	0.887	+0.0%
1898	0.887	+0.0%
1899	0.887	+0.0%
1900	0.887	+0.0%
1901	0.887	+0.0%
1902	0.887	+0.0%
1903	0.887	+0.0%
1904	0.887	+0.0%
1905	0.887	+0.0%
1906	0.887	+0.0%
1907	0.887	+0.0%
1908	0.887	+0.0%
1909	0.894	+0.8%
1910	0.894	+0.0%
1911	0.913	+2.1%
1912	0.903	-1.1%
1913	0.903	+0.0%
1914	0.903	+0.0%
1915	0.903	+0.0%
1916	0.903	+0.0%
1917	0.903	+0.0%
1918	0.903	+0.0%
1919	0.903	+0.0%
1920	0.903	+0.0%
1921	0.903	+0.0%
1922	0.903	+0.0%
1923	0.903	+0.0%
1924	0.903	+0.0%
1925	0.903	+0.0%
1926	0.903	+0.0%
1927	0.903	+0.0%
1928	0.776	-14.1%
1929	0.776	+0.0%
1930	0.776	+0.0%
1931	0.776	+0.0%
1932	0.776	+0.0%
1933	0.825	+6.3%
1934	0.832	+0.8%
1935	0.832	+0.0%
1936	0.981	+17.9%
1937	0.981	+0.0%
1938	0.981	+0.0%
1939	0.981	+0.0%
1940	0.981	+0.0%
1941	0.981	+0.0%
1942	0.981	+0.0%
1943	0.981	+0.0%
1944	0.981	+0.0%
1945	0.981	+0.0%
1946	0.981	+0.0%
1947	0.981	+0.0%
1948	0.981	+0.0%
1949	0.981	+0.0%
1950	0.981	+0.0%
1951	0.981	+0.0%
1952	0.981	+0.0%
1953	0.981	+0.0%
1954	0.981	+0.0%
1955	0.981	+0.0%
1956	0.981	+0.0%
1957	0.981	+0.0%
1958	0.981	+0.0%
1959	0.981	+0.0%
1960	0.981	+0.0%
1961	0.981	+0.0%
1962	0.981	+0.0%
1963	0.981	+0.0%
1964	0.981	+0.0%
1965	0.981	+0.0%
1966	0.981	+0.0%
1967	0.981	+0.0%
1968	0.981	+0.0%
1969	0.981	+0.0%
1970	0.981	+0.0%
1971	0.981	+0.0%
1972	0.981	+0.0%
1973	0.981	+0.0%
1974	0.981	+0.0%
1975	0.981	+0.0%
1976	0.981	+0.0%
1977	0.981	+0.0%
1978	0.981	+0.0%
1979	0.824	-16.0%
1980	0.467	-43.3%
1981	0.467	+0.0%
1982	0.467	+0.0%
1983	0.467	+0.0%
1984	0.467	+0.0%
1985	0.506	+8.4%
1986	0.506	+0.0%
1987	0.548	+8.3%
1988	0.616	+12.4%
1989	0.616	+0.0%
1990	0.441	-28.4%
1991	0.294	-33.3%
1992	0.294	+0.0%
1993	0.294	+0.0%
1994	0.294	+0.0%
1995	0.294	+0.0%
1996	0.534	+81.6%
1997	0.854	+59.9%
1998	0.854	+0.0%
1999	0.854	+0.0%
2000	0.854	+0.0%
2001	0.673	-21.2%
2002	0.589	-12.5%
2003	0.589	+0.0%
2004	0.589	+0.0%
2005	0.589	+0.0%
2006	0.607	+3.1%
2007	0.807	+32.9%
2008	0.814	+0.9%
2009	0.814	+0.0%
2010	0.833	+2.3%
2011	0.833	+0.0%
2012	0.833	+0.0%
2013	0.858	+3.0%
2014	0.866	+0.9%
2015	0.866	+0.0%
2016	0.866	+0.0%
2017	0.866	+0.0%
2018	0.891	+2.9%
2019	0.891	+0.0%
2020	0.933	+4.7%
2021	0.941	+0.9%
2022	0.9	-4.4%
2023	0.905	+0.6%
2024	0.917	+1.3%
2025	0.917	+0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 0.917 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 0.917 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.87	0.87	0.87	2
1840s	0.87	0.87	0.87	10
1850s	0.7694	0.367	0.87	10
1860s	0.367	0.367	0.367	10
1870s	0.367	0.367	0.367	10
1880s	0.367	0.367	0.367	10
1890s	0.8624	0.805	0.887	10
1900s	0.8877	0.887	0.894	10
1910s	0.9031	0.894	0.913	10
1920s	0.8776	0.776	0.903	10
1930s	0.8741	0.776	0.981	10
1940s	0.981	0.981	0.981	10
1950s	0.981	0.981	0.981	10
1960s	0.981	0.981	0.981	10
1970s	0.9653	0.824	0.981	10
1980s	0.5127	0.467	0.616	10
1990s	0.5007	0.294	0.854	10
2000s	0.6925	0.589	0.854	10
2010s	0.8603	0.833	0.891	10
2020s	0.9188	0.9	0.941	6

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More social development data for Nicaragua

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (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 0.005 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Nicaragua?: Executive corruption index in Nicaragua was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.981 in 1936.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.294 in 1991.
How does Nicaragua rank for executive corruption index?: Nicaragua ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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).