What is executive corruption index in Venezuela?

Executive corruption index in Venezuela was 0.979 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2020.

What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1830.

How does Venezuela rank for executive corruption index?

Venezuela ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Venezuela 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 Venezuela

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

Venezuela: Executive Corruption Index was 0.979 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.979

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.979

in 2020

All-time low

0.213

in 1830

Years of data

227

1789–2025

Executive Corruption Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.979 for executive corruption index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 227 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Venezuela peaked at 0.979 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.213, in 1830.

That places Venezuela 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 227 years of available data.

Executive Corruption Index in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Executive Corruption Index in Venezuela, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.544	—
1790	0.544	+0.0%
1791	0.544	+0.0%
1792	0.544	+0.0%
1793	0.544	+0.0%
1794	0.544	+0.0%
1795	0.544	+0.0%
1796	0.544	+0.0%
1797	0.544	+0.0%
1798	0.544	+0.0%
1799	0.544	+0.0%
1800	0.544	+0.0%
1801	0.544	+0.0%
1802	0.544	+0.0%
1803	0.544	+0.0%
1804	0.544	+0.0%
1805	0.544	+0.0%
1806	0.544	+0.0%
1807	0.544	+0.0%
1808	0.544	+0.0%
1809	0.544	+0.0%
1810	0.386	-29.0%
1811	0.386	+0.0%
1812	0.386	+0.0%
1813	0.386	+0.0%
1814	0.386	+0.0%
1815	0.386	+0.0%
1816	0.386	+0.0%
1817	0.386	+0.0%
1818	0.386	+0.0%
1819	0.386	+0.0%
1830	0.213	-44.8%
1831	0.213	+0.0%
1832	0.213	+0.0%
1833	0.213	+0.0%
1834	0.213	+0.0%
1835	0.213	+0.0%
1836	0.213	+0.0%
1837	0.213	+0.0%
1838	0.213	+0.0%
1839	0.213	+0.0%
1840	0.213	+0.0%
1841	0.213	+0.0%
1842	0.213	+0.0%
1843	0.213	+0.0%
1844	0.213	+0.0%
1845	0.213	+0.0%
1846	0.292	+37.1%
1847	0.292	+0.0%
1848	0.484	+65.8%
1849	0.636	+31.4%
1850	0.636	+0.0%
1851	0.636	+0.0%
1852	0.636	+0.0%
1853	0.636	+0.0%
1854	0.636	+0.0%
1855	0.636	+0.0%
1856	0.636	+0.0%
1857	0.636	+0.0%
1858	0.54	-15.1%
1859	0.399	-26.1%
1860	0.399	+0.0%
1861	0.399	+0.0%
1862	0.399	+0.0%
1863	0.399	+0.0%
1864	0.47	+17.8%
1865	0.47	+0.0%
1866	0.47	+0.0%
1867	0.47	+0.0%
1868	0.47	+0.0%
1869	0.47	+0.0%
1870	0.568	+20.9%
1871	0.568	+0.0%
1872	0.568	+0.0%
1873	0.568	+0.0%
1874	0.568	+0.0%
1875	0.568	+0.0%
1876	0.568	+0.0%
1877	0.568	+0.0%
1878	0.568	+0.0%
1879	0.568	+0.0%
1880	0.568	+0.0%
1881	0.568	+0.0%
1882	0.568	+0.0%
1883	0.568	+0.0%
1884	0.568	+0.0%
1885	0.568	+0.0%
1886	0.568	+0.0%
1887	0.568	+0.0%
1888	0.568	+0.0%
1889	0.568	+0.0%
1890	0.568	+0.0%
1891	0.568	+0.0%
1892	0.568	+0.0%
1893	0.568	+0.0%
1894	0.568	+0.0%
1895	0.568	+0.0%
1896	0.568	+0.0%
1897	0.568	+0.0%
1898	0.568	+0.0%
1899	0.568	+0.0%
1900	0.664	+16.9%
1901	0.664	+0.0%
1902	0.664	+0.0%
1903	0.664	+0.0%
1904	0.664	+0.0%
1905	0.664	+0.0%
1906	0.664	+0.0%
1907	0.664	+0.0%
1908	0.664	+0.0%
1909	0.574	-13.6%
1910	0.574	+0.0%
1911	0.574	+0.0%
1912	0.574	+0.0%
1913	0.574	+0.0%
1914	0.574	+0.0%
1915	0.574	+0.0%
1916	0.588	+2.4%
1917	0.588	+0.0%
1918	0.588	+0.0%
1919	0.588	+0.0%
1920	0.588	+0.0%
1921	0.588	+0.0%
1922	0.588	+0.0%
1923	0.588	+0.0%
1924	0.588	+0.0%
1925	0.588	+0.0%
1926	0.588	+0.0%
1927	0.588	+0.0%
1928	0.588	+0.0%
1929	0.588	+0.0%
1930	0.588	+0.0%
1931	0.588	+0.0%
1932	0.588	+0.0%
1933	0.588	+0.0%
1934	0.588	+0.0%
1935	0.588	+0.0%
1936	0.397	-32.5%
1937	0.29	-27.0%
1938	0.29	+0.0%
1939	0.29	+0.0%
1940	0.29	+0.0%
1941	0.261	-10.0%
1942	0.261	+0.0%
1943	0.261	+0.0%
1944	0.261	+0.0%
1945	0.261	+0.0%
1946	0.261	+0.0%
1947	0.261	+0.0%
1948	0.378	+44.8%
1949	0.436	+15.3%
1950	0.436	+0.0%
1951	0.436	+0.0%
1952	0.5	+14.7%
1953	0.529	+5.8%
1954	0.529	+0.0%
1955	0.529	+0.0%
1956	0.529	+0.0%
1957	0.529	+0.0%
1958	0.405	-23.4%
1959	0.246	-39.3%
1960	0.246	+0.0%
1961	0.246	+0.0%
1962	0.246	+0.0%
1963	0.246	+0.0%
1964	0.246	+0.0%
1965	0.246	+0.0%
1966	0.246	+0.0%
1967	0.246	+0.0%
1968	0.246	+0.0%
1969	0.246	+0.0%
1970	0.312	+26.8%
1971	0.312	+0.0%
1972	0.312	+0.0%
1973	0.427	+36.9%
1974	0.455	+6.6%
1975	0.476	+4.6%
1976	0.476	+0.0%
1977	0.486	+2.1%
1978	0.486	+0.0%
1979	0.486	+0.0%
1980	0.486	+0.0%
1981	0.486	+0.0%
1982	0.486	+0.0%
1983	0.486	+0.0%
1984	0.486	+0.0%
1985	0.486	+0.0%
1986	0.486	+0.0%
1987	0.486	+0.0%
1988	0.486	+0.0%
1989	0.486	+0.0%
1990	0.486	+0.0%
1991	0.486	+0.0%
1992	0.486	+0.0%
1993	0.486	+0.0%
1994	0.486	+0.0%
1995	0.465	-4.3%
1996	0.465	+0.0%
1997	0.49	+5.4%
1998	0.49	+0.0%
1999	0.555	+13.3%
2000	0.859	+54.8%
2001	0.859	+0.0%
2002	0.885	+3.0%
2003	0.885	+0.0%
2004	0.885	+0.0%
2005	0.889	+0.5%
2006	0.889	+0.0%
2007	0.941	+5.8%
2008	0.925	-1.7%
2009	0.942	+1.8%
2010	0.953	+1.2%
2011	0.953	+0.0%
2012	0.953	+0.0%
2013	0.965	+1.3%
2014	0.965	+0.0%
2015	0.965	+0.0%
2016	0.97	+0.5%
2017	0.97	+0.0%
2018	0.97	+0.0%
2019	0.97	+0.0%
2020	0.979	+0.9%
2021	0.979	+0.0%
2022	0.979	+0.0%
2023	0.979	+0.0%
2024	0.979	+0.0%
2025	0.979	+0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

Venezuela's 0.979 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Venezuela's 0.979 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.501, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.544	0.544	0.544	1
1790s	0.544	0.544	0.544	10
1800s	0.544	0.544	0.544	10
1810s	0.386	0.386	0.386	10
1830s	0.213	0.213	0.213	10
1840s	0.2982	0.213	0.636	10
1850s	0.6027	0.399	0.636	10
1860s	0.4416	0.399	0.47	10
1870s	0.568	0.568	0.568	10
1880s	0.568	0.568	0.568	10
1890s	0.568	0.568	0.568	10
1900s	0.655	0.574	0.664	10
1910s	0.5796	0.574	0.588	10
1920s	0.588	0.588	0.588	10
1930s	0.4795	0.29	0.588	10
1940s	0.2931	0.261	0.436	10
1950s	0.4668	0.246	0.529	10
1960s	0.246	0.246	0.246	10
1970s	0.4228	0.312	0.486	10
1980s	0.486	0.486	0.486	10
1990s	0.4895	0.465	0.555	10
2000s	0.8959	0.859	0.942	10
2010s	0.9634	0.953	0.97	10
2020s	0.979	0.979	0.979	6

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3 Cameroon 0.926 compare
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Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is executive corruption index in Venezuela?: Executive corruption index in Venezuela was 0.979 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2020.
What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 0.213 in 1830.
How does Venezuela rank for executive corruption index?: Venezuela ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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).