Executive Corruption Index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Executive Corruption Index was 0.912 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Executive Corruption Index in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.912 for executive corruption index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.97 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.562, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 6th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.562 | — |
| 1991 | 0.659 | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.849 | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 0.832 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.864 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.847 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.91 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.952 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.962 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.909 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.936 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.918 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.912 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.912 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.912 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1865, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8154 | 0.562 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.956 | 0.952 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 | 0.909 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.916 | 0.912 | 0.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 Tajikistan?
- Executive corruption index in Tajikistan was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2017.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for executive corruption index?
- Tajikistan ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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).