Legislative Corruption Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Legislative Corruption Score was 1.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in Burkina Faso, 1949–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.73 for legislative corruption score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.41 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.156, in 1992.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 2.41 | — |
| 1950 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4 | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.156 | -93.5% |
| 1993 | 0.802 | +414.1% |
| 1994 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.865 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.933 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.958 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 1.73 | +26.6% |
| 2025 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.73 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.93. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.375. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.16 | 2 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7213 | 0.156 | 0.802 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.802 | 0.802 | 0.802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9951 | 0.865 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 0.958 | 1.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 legislative corruption score in Burkina Faso?
- Legislative corruption score in Burkina Faso was 1.73 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1949.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.156 in 1992.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for legislative corruption score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.