Executive Corruption Index in East Timor
East Timor: Executive Corruption Index was 0.285 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Executive Corruption Index in East Timor, 2001–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in East Timor stood at 0.285. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in East Timor peaked at 0.475 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.285, in 2023.
That places East Timor 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3999 | 0.329 | 0.475 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3437 | 0.299 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.292 | 0.285 | 0.299 | 6 |
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More social development data for East Timor
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.838 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.844 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.549 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is executive corruption index in East Timor?
- Executive corruption index in East Timor was 0.285 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.475 in 2001.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.285 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for executive corruption index?
- East Timor ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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).