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Executive Corruption Index in Turkey

Turkey: Executive Corruption Index was 0.793 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.793
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 2022
All-time low
0.155
in 1923
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Turkey, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.793 for executive corruption index in 2025.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Turkey peaked at 0.894 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.155, in 1923.

That places Turkey 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.663 0.663 0.663 1
1790s 0.663 0.663 0.663 10
1800s 0.663 0.663 0.663 10
1810s 0.663 0.663 0.663 10
1820s 0.663 0.663 0.663 10
1830s 0.6782 0.663 0.815 10
1840s 0.815 0.815 0.815 10
1850s 0.815 0.815 0.815 10
1860s 0.815 0.815 0.815 10
1870s 0.7799 0.698 0.815 10
1880s 0.698 0.698 0.698 10
1890s 0.698 0.698 0.698 10
1900s 0.6988 0.67 0.734 10
1910s 0.67 0.67 0.67 10
1920s 0.328 0.155 0.67 10
1930s 0.192 0.192 0.192 10
1940s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1950s 0.2794 0.279 0.283 10
1960s 0.2424 0.216 0.282 10
1970s 0.2084 0.163 0.228 10
1980s 0.3613 0.166 0.445 10
1990s 0.4557 0.445 0.552 10
2000s 0.5623 0.552 0.591 10
2010s 0.7862 0.661 0.89 10
2020s 0.8532 0.779 0.894 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 26 Comoros 0.796 compare
  2. 27 Kazakhstan 0.794 compare
  3. 27 Philippines 0.794 compare
  4. 30 Mali 0.792 compare
  5. 31 Libya 0.791 compare
  6. 32 Indonesia 0.775 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Turkey?
Executive corruption index in Turkey was 0.793 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2022.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.155 in 1923.
How does Turkey rank for executive corruption index?
Turkey ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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

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

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).