Judicial Corruption Score in Suriname
Suriname: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.02 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.02
Change on year
down 48.5%
World rank
54th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.09
in 1900
All-time low
0.787
in 2018
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Judicial Corruption Score in Suriname, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.02 for judicial corruption score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Suriname peaked at 2.09 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.787, in 2018.
That places Suriname 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Judicial Corruption Score in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.09 | — |
| 1901 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.73 | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.62 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.96 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.787 | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.964 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.98 | +81.7% |
| 2025 | 1.02 | -48.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.12. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.213, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.787 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 0.964 | 1.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (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 Suriname?
- Judicial corruption score in Suriname was 1.02 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 in 1900.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 in 2018.
- How does Suriname rank for judicial corruption score?
- Suriname ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.