Legislative Corruption Score in Indonesia
Indonesia: Legislative Corruption Score was -2.19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in Indonesia, 1945–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Indonesia stood at -2.19. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Indonesia peaked at -0.575 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -2.19, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -0.575 | — |
| 1946 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.575 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.662 | +15.1% |
| 1960 | -0.755 | +14.0% |
| 1961 | -0.755 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.755 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.755 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.755 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.834 | +10.5% |
| 1966 | -0.834 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.834 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.834 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.834 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.95 | +13.9% |
| 1971 | -1.02 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | -1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -1.13 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | -1.62 | +42.9% |
| 1979 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.82 | +12.4% |
| 1988 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.82 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.35 | -25.9% |
| 1999 | -1.69 | +25.4% |
| 2000 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.69 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.86 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.73 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.12 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2.19 | +3.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's -2.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's -2.19 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3625. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.575 | -0.575 | -0.575 | 5 |
| 1950s | -0.5837 | -0.662 | -0.575 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7945 | -0.834 | -0.755 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.14 | -1.62 | -0.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.68 | -1.82 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.76 | -1.82 | -1.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.73 | -1.86 | -1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.77 | -1.86 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.13 | -2.19 | -2.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (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 9,215 (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 legislative corruption score in Indonesia?
- Legislative corruption score in Indonesia was -2.19 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.575 in 1945.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.19 in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for legislative corruption score?
- Indonesia ranks 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.