Judicial Corruption Score in Philippines
Philippines: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.72 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-1.72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.449
in 1901
All-time low
-1.72
in 2024
Years of data
126
1900–2025
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.
Judicial Corruption Score in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -0.477 | — |
| 1901 | -0.449 | -5.9% |
| 1902 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.449 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.458 | +2.0% |
| 1943 | -0.458 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.458 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.458 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.863 | +88.4% |
| 1947 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.863 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -1.05 | +22.2% |
| 1972 | -1.21 | +14.5% |
| 1973 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.02 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | -0.942 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.942 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.01 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.04 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.889 | -14.2% |
| 2011 | -0.889 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.889 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.889 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.889 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.889 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.994 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.19 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.72 | +44.1% |
| 2025 | -1.72 | -0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's -1.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.12, 14.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's -1.72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5635. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 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.