What is executive corruption index in Peru?

Executive corruption index in Peru was 0.508 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 1869.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1872.

How does Peru rank for executive corruption index?

Peru ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Executive Corruption Index was 0.508 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.508

Change on year

up 6.7%

World rank

83rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.898

in 1869

All-time low

0.098

in 1872

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Peru, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.508 for executive corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Peru peaked at 0.898 in 1869 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1872.

Peru ranks 83rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 205 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Peru, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.789	—
1822	0.789	+0.0%
1823	0.789	+0.0%
1824	0.789	+0.0%
1825	0.789	+0.0%
1826	0.789	+0.0%
1827	0.789	+0.0%
1828	0.789	+0.0%
1829	0.894	+13.3%
1830	0.894	+0.0%
1831	0.894	+0.0%
1832	0.894	+0.0%
1833	0.894	+0.0%
1834	0.625	-30.1%
1835	0.625	+0.0%
1836	0.785	+25.6%
1837	0.785	+0.0%
1838	0.785	+0.0%
1839	0.785	+0.0%
1840	0.785	+0.0%
1841	0.785	+0.0%
1842	0.785	+0.0%
1843	0.785	+0.0%
1844	0.785	+0.0%
1845	0.627	-20.1%
1846	0.627	+0.0%
1847	0.627	+0.0%
1848	0.627	+0.0%
1849	0.627	+0.0%
1850	0.627	+0.0%
1851	0.894	+42.6%
1852	0.894	+0.0%
1853	0.894	+0.0%
1854	0.894	+0.0%
1855	0.621	-30.5%
1856	0.621	+0.0%
1857	0.621	+0.0%
1858	0.621	+0.0%
1859	0.621	+0.0%
1860	0.464	-25.3%
1861	0.464	+0.0%
1862	0.464	+0.0%
1863	0.624	+34.5%
1864	0.624	+0.0%
1865	0.624	+0.0%
1866	0.469	-24.8%
1867	0.469	+0.0%
1868	0.101	-78.5%
1869	0.898	+789.1%
1870	0.898	+0.0%
1871	0.898	+0.0%
1872	0.098	-89.1%
1873	0.098	+0.0%
1874	0.203	+107.1%
1875	0.099	-51.2%
1876	0.099	+0.0%
1877	0.472	+376.8%
1878	0.472	+0.0%
1879	0.785	+66.3%
1880	0.897	+14.3%
1881	0.897	+0.0%
1882	0.897	+0.0%
1883	0.897	+0.0%
1884	0.784	-12.6%
1885	0.784	+0.0%
1886	0.621	-20.8%
1887	0.621	+0.0%
1888	0.621	+0.0%
1889	0.621	+0.0%
1890	0.621	+0.0%
1891	0.621	+0.0%
1892	0.621	+0.0%
1893	0.621	+0.0%
1894	0.621	+0.0%
1895	0.621	+0.0%
1896	0.621	+0.0%
1897	0.621	+0.0%
1898	0.621	+0.0%
1899	0.621	+0.0%
1900	0.362	-41.7%
1901	0.362	+0.0%
1902	0.362	+0.0%
1903	0.362	+0.0%
1904	0.362	+0.0%
1905	0.362	+0.0%
1906	0.362	+0.0%
1907	0.362	+0.0%
1908	0.51	+40.9%
1909	0.51	+0.0%
1910	0.51	+0.0%
1911	0.51	+0.0%
1912	0.204	-60.0%
1913	0.204	+0.0%
1914	0.507	+148.5%
1915	0.507	+0.0%
1916	0.361	-28.8%
1917	0.361	+0.0%
1918	0.361	+0.0%
1919	0.361	+0.0%
1920	0.601	+66.5%
1921	0.601	+0.0%
1922	0.601	+0.0%
1923	0.601	+0.0%
1924	0.601	+0.0%
1925	0.601	+0.0%
1926	0.601	+0.0%
1927	0.601	+0.0%
1928	0.601	+0.0%
1929	0.601	+0.0%
1930	0.601	+0.0%
1931	0.601	+0.0%
1932	0.601	+0.0%
1933	0.601	+0.0%
1934	0.601	+0.0%
1935	0.601	+0.0%
1936	0.601	+0.0%
1937	0.601	+0.0%
1938	0.601	+0.0%
1939	0.601	+0.0%
1940	0.601	+0.0%
1941	0.601	+0.0%
1942	0.601	+0.0%
1943	0.601	+0.0%
1944	0.601	+0.0%
1945	0.601	+0.0%
1946	0.601	+0.0%
1947	0.601	+0.0%
1948	0.782	+30.1%
1949	0.782	+0.0%
1950	0.782	+0.0%
1951	0.782	+0.0%
1952	0.782	+0.0%
1953	0.782	+0.0%
1954	0.782	+0.0%
1955	0.782	+0.0%
1956	0.782	+0.0%
1957	0.242	-69.1%
1958	0.242	+0.0%
1959	0.242	+0.0%
1960	0.242	+0.0%
1961	0.242	+0.0%
1962	0.242	+0.0%
1963	0.242	+0.0%
1964	0.242	+0.0%
1965	0.242	+0.0%
1966	0.242	+0.0%
1967	0.242	+0.0%
1968	0.242	+0.0%
1969	0.336	+38.8%
1970	0.336	+0.0%
1971	0.336	+0.0%
1972	0.336	+0.0%
1973	0.336	+0.0%
1974	0.336	+0.0%
1975	0.336	+0.0%
1976	0.336	+0.0%
1977	0.336	+0.0%
1978	0.336	+0.0%
1979	0.336	+0.0%
1980	0.262	-22.0%
1981	0.262	+0.0%
1982	0.262	+0.0%
1983	0.262	+0.0%
1984	0.262	+0.0%
1985	0.398	+51.9%
1986	0.448	+12.6%
1987	0.448	+0.0%
1988	0.448	+0.0%
1989	0.448	+0.0%
1990	0.733	+63.6%
1991	0.733	+0.0%
1992	0.733	+0.0%
1993	0.769	+4.9%
1994	0.769	+0.0%
1995	0.769	+0.0%
1996	0.769	+0.0%
1997	0.769	+0.0%
1998	0.769	+0.0%
1999	0.769	+0.0%
2000	0.698	-9.2%
2001	0.152	-78.2%
2002	0.339	+123.0%
2003	0.339	+0.0%
2004	0.339	+0.0%
2005	0.339	+0.0%
2006	0.37	+9.1%
2007	0.37	+0.0%
2008	0.37	+0.0%
2009	0.37	+0.0%
2010	0.378	+2.2%
2011	0.266	-29.6%
2012	0.253	-4.9%
2013	0.297	+17.4%
2014	0.297	+0.0%
2015	0.297	+0.0%
2016	0.305	+2.7%
2017	0.269	-11.8%
2018	0.232	-13.8%
2019	0.251	+8.2%
2020	0.242	-3.6%
2021	0.208	-14.0%
2022	0.575	+176.4%
2023	0.39	-32.2%
2024	0.476	+22.1%
2025	0.508	+6.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

Peru's 0.508 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Peru's 0.508 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.8007	0.789	0.894	9
1830s	0.7966	0.625	0.894	10
1840s	0.706	0.627	0.785	10
1850s	0.7308	0.621	0.894	10
1860s	0.5201	0.101	0.898	10
1870s	0.4122	0.098	0.898	10
1880s	0.764	0.621	0.897	10
1890s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1900s	0.3916	0.362	0.51	10
1910s	0.3886	0.204	0.51	10
1920s	0.601	0.601	0.601	10
1930s	0.601	0.601	0.601	10
1940s	0.6372	0.601	0.782	10
1950s	0.62	0.242	0.782	10
1960s	0.2514	0.242	0.336	10
1970s	0.336	0.336	0.336	10
1980s	0.35	0.262	0.448	10
1990s	0.7582	0.733	0.769	10
2000s	0.3686	0.152	0.698	10
2010s	0.2845	0.232	0.378	10
2020s	0.3998	0.208	0.575	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Peru?: Executive corruption index in Peru was 0.508 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 1869.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1872.
How does Peru rank for executive corruption index?: Peru ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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).