What is executive corruption index in Thailand?

Executive corruption index in Thailand was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 1932.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.642 in 2013.

How does Thailand rank for executive corruption index?

Thailand ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Thailand 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 Thailand

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

Thailand: Executive Corruption Index was 0.774 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.774

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

33rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.908

in 1932

All-time low

0.642

in 2013

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Thailand, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.774 for executive corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Thailand peaked at 0.908 in 1932 and was at its lowest, 0.642, in 2013.

Thailand ranks 33rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Thailand, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.904	—
1790	0.904	+0.0%
1791	0.904	+0.0%
1792	0.904	+0.0%
1793	0.904	+0.0%
1794	0.904	+0.0%
1795	0.904	+0.0%
1796	0.904	+0.0%
1797	0.904	+0.0%
1798	0.904	+0.0%
1799	0.904	+0.0%
1800	0.904	+0.0%
1801	0.904	+0.0%
1802	0.904	+0.0%
1803	0.904	+0.0%
1804	0.904	+0.0%
1805	0.904	+0.0%
1806	0.904	+0.0%
1807	0.904	+0.0%
1808	0.904	+0.0%
1809	0.904	+0.0%
1810	0.904	+0.0%
1811	0.904	+0.0%
1812	0.904	+0.0%
1813	0.904	+0.0%
1814	0.904	+0.0%
1815	0.904	+0.0%
1816	0.904	+0.0%
1817	0.904	+0.0%
1818	0.904	+0.0%
1819	0.904	+0.0%
1820	0.904	+0.0%
1821	0.904	+0.0%
1822	0.904	+0.0%
1823	0.904	+0.0%
1824	0.904	+0.0%
1825	0.904	+0.0%
1826	0.904	+0.0%
1827	0.904	+0.0%
1828	0.904	+0.0%
1829	0.904	+0.0%
1830	0.904	+0.0%
1831	0.904	+0.0%
1832	0.904	+0.0%
1833	0.904	+0.0%
1834	0.904	+0.0%
1835	0.904	+0.0%
1836	0.904	+0.0%
1837	0.904	+0.0%
1838	0.904	+0.0%
1839	0.904	+0.0%
1840	0.904	+0.0%
1841	0.904	+0.0%
1842	0.904	+0.0%
1843	0.904	+0.0%
1844	0.904	+0.0%
1845	0.904	+0.0%
1846	0.904	+0.0%
1847	0.904	+0.0%
1848	0.904	+0.0%
1849	0.904	+0.0%
1850	0.904	+0.0%
1851	0.904	+0.0%
1852	0.904	+0.0%
1853	0.904	+0.0%
1854	0.904	+0.0%
1855	0.904	+0.0%
1856	0.904	+0.0%
1857	0.904	+0.0%
1858	0.904	+0.0%
1859	0.904	+0.0%
1860	0.904	+0.0%
1861	0.904	+0.0%
1862	0.904	+0.0%
1863	0.904	+0.0%
1864	0.904	+0.0%
1865	0.904	+0.0%
1866	0.904	+0.0%
1867	0.904	+0.0%
1868	0.904	+0.0%
1869	0.904	+0.0%
1870	0.904	+0.0%
1871	0.904	+0.0%
1872	0.904	+0.0%
1873	0.822	-9.1%
1874	0.822	+0.0%
1875	0.822	+0.0%
1876	0.822	+0.0%
1877	0.822	+0.0%
1878	0.822	+0.0%
1879	0.822	+0.0%
1880	0.822	+0.0%
1881	0.822	+0.0%
1882	0.822	+0.0%
1883	0.822	+0.0%
1884	0.822	+0.0%
1885	0.822	+0.0%
1886	0.822	+0.0%
1887	0.822	+0.0%
1888	0.822	+0.0%
1889	0.822	+0.0%
1890	0.822	+0.0%
1891	0.822	+0.0%
1892	0.822	+0.0%
1893	0.822	+0.0%
1894	0.822	+0.0%
1895	0.822	+0.0%
1896	0.822	+0.0%
1897	0.822	+0.0%
1898	0.822	+0.0%
1899	0.822	+0.0%
1900	0.822	+0.0%
1901	0.822	+0.0%
1902	0.822	+0.0%
1903	0.822	+0.0%
1904	0.822	+0.0%
1905	0.822	+0.0%
1906	0.822	+0.0%
1907	0.822	+0.0%
1908	0.822	+0.0%
1909	0.822	+0.0%
1910	0.822	+0.0%
1911	0.822	+0.0%
1912	0.822	+0.0%
1913	0.822	+0.0%
1914	0.822	+0.0%
1915	0.822	+0.0%
1916	0.822	+0.0%
1917	0.822	+0.0%
1918	0.822	+0.0%
1919	0.822	+0.0%
1920	0.822	+0.0%
1921	0.822	+0.0%
1922	0.822	+0.0%
1923	0.822	+0.0%
1924	0.822	+0.0%
1925	0.822	+0.0%
1926	0.822	+0.0%
1927	0.822	+0.0%
1928	0.822	+0.0%
1929	0.822	+0.0%
1930	0.822	+0.0%
1931	0.822	+0.0%
1932	0.908	+10.5%
1933	0.874	-3.7%
1934	0.874	+0.0%
1935	0.874	+0.0%
1936	0.874	+0.0%
1937	0.874	+0.0%
1938	0.874	+0.0%
1939	0.874	+0.0%
1940	0.874	+0.0%
1941	0.874	+0.0%
1942	0.874	+0.0%
1943	0.874	+0.0%
1944	0.874	+0.0%
1945	0.874	+0.0%
1946	0.874	+0.0%
1947	0.874	+0.0%
1948	0.874	+0.0%
1949	0.874	+0.0%
1950	0.874	+0.0%
1951	0.874	+0.0%
1952	0.874	+0.0%
1953	0.874	+0.0%
1954	0.874	+0.0%
1955	0.874	+0.0%
1956	0.874	+0.0%
1957	0.874	+0.0%
1958	0.874	+0.0%
1959	0.874	+0.0%
1960	0.874	+0.0%
1961	0.874	+0.0%
1962	0.874	+0.0%
1963	0.874	+0.0%
1964	0.874	+0.0%
1965	0.874	+0.0%
1966	0.874	+0.0%
1967	0.874	+0.0%
1968	0.874	+0.0%
1969	0.874	+0.0%
1970	0.874	+0.0%
1971	0.874	+0.0%
1972	0.874	+0.0%
1973	0.874	+0.0%
1974	0.874	+0.0%
1975	0.874	+0.0%
1976	0.874	+0.0%
1977	0.874	+0.0%
1978	0.874	+0.0%
1979	0.874	+0.0%
1980	0.868	-0.7%
1981	0.868	+0.0%
1982	0.868	+0.0%
1983	0.868	+0.0%
1984	0.868	+0.0%
1985	0.868	+0.0%
1986	0.868	+0.0%
1987	0.868	+0.0%
1988	0.845	-2.6%
1989	0.845	+0.0%
1990	0.845	+0.0%
1991	0.845	+0.0%
1992	0.845	+0.0%
1993	0.845	+0.0%
1994	0.845	+0.0%
1995	0.845	+0.0%
1996	0.845	+0.0%
1997	0.695	-17.8%
1998	0.706	+1.6%
1999	0.706	+0.0%
2000	0.706	+0.0%
2001	0.706	+0.0%
2002	0.706	+0.0%
2003	0.706	+0.0%
2004	0.706	+0.0%
2005	0.706	+0.0%
2006	0.706	+0.0%
2007	0.675	-4.4%
2008	0.686	+1.6%
2009	0.708	+3.2%
2010	0.708	+0.0%
2011	0.708	+0.0%
2012	0.708	+0.0%
2013	0.642	-9.3%
2014	0.723	+12.6%
2015	0.723	+0.0%
2016	0.723	+0.0%
2017	0.723	+0.0%
2018	0.755	+4.4%
2019	0.774	+2.5%
2020	0.774	+0.0%
2021	0.774	+0.0%
2022	0.774	+0.0%
2023	0.774	+0.0%
2024	0.774	+0.0%
2025	0.774	+0.0%

Thailand compared with similar countries

Thailand's 0.774 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Thailand's 0.774 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.904	0.904	0.904	1
1790s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1800s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1810s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1820s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1830s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1840s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1850s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1860s	0.904	0.904	0.904	10
1870s	0.8466	0.822	0.904	10
1880s	0.822	0.822	0.822	10
1890s	0.822	0.822	0.822	10
1900s	0.822	0.822	0.822	10
1910s	0.822	0.822	0.822	10
1920s	0.822	0.822	0.822	10
1930s	0.867	0.822	0.908	10
1940s	0.874	0.874	0.874	10
1950s	0.874	0.874	0.874	10
1960s	0.874	0.874	0.874	10
1970s	0.874	0.874	0.874	10
1980s	0.8634	0.845	0.868	10
1990s	0.8022	0.695	0.845	10
2000s	0.7011	0.675	0.708	10
2010s	0.7187	0.642	0.774	10
2020s	0.774	0.774	0.774	6

Countries ranked near Thailand

30 Mali 0.792 compare
31 Libya 0.791 compare
32 Indonesia 0.775 compare
34 Zimbabwe 0.77 compare
35 Central African Republic 0.768 compare
36 Mozambique 0.763 compare

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More social development data for Thailand

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Thailand?: Executive corruption index in Thailand was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 1932.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.642 in 2013.
How does Thailand rank for executive corruption index?: Thailand ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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).