Judicial Corruption Score in Belarus
Belarus: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.888 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.888 for judicial corruption score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Belarus peaked at 0.888 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.466, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 62nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Judicial Corruption Score in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.466 | — |
| 1991 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.466 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 | +37.3% |
| 1995 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.888 | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.888 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.12. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.888 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6696 | 0.466 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.888 | 0.888 | 0.888 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (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 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 judicial corruption score in Belarus?
- Judicial corruption score in Belarus was 0.888 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.888 in 1996.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.466 in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for judicial corruption score?
- Belarus ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.