Judicial Corruption Score in Germany
Germany: Judicial Corruption Score was 2.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in Germany, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for judicial corruption score in Germany is 2.63, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 191 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Germany peaked at 2.63 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.861, in 1933.
Germany ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 191 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.45 | 1.23 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.05 | 0.861 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.861 | 0.861 | 0.861 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More social development data for Germany
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.828 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.914 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.852 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.828 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Germany?
- Judicial corruption score in Germany was 2.63 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 1991.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.861 in 1933.
- How does Germany rank for judicial corruption score?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.