Judicial Corruption Score in Philippines
Philippines: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.72 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Corruption Score in Philippines, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded -1.72 for judicial corruption score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Philippines peaked at -0.449 in 1901 and was at its lowest, -1.72, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.4518 | -0.477 | -0.449 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.449 | -0.449 | -0.449 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.449 | -0.449 | -0.449 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.449 | -0.449 | -0.449 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.6182 | -0.863 | -0.449 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.863 | -0.863 | -0.863 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.863 | -0.863 | -0.863 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.16 | -1.21 | -0.863 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.11 | -1.21 | -0.942 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9548 | -1.01 | -0.942 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 | -1.04 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.931 | -0.994 | -0.889 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.3 | -1.72 | -0.994 | 6 |
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More social development data for Philippines
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 807 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.392 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.676 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.698 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.392 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.261 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Philippines?
- Judicial corruption score in Philippines was -1.72 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -0.449 in 1901.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for judicial corruption score?
- Philippines ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.