Legislative Corruption Score in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Legislative Corruption Score was -1.23 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Legislative Corruption Score in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded -1.23 for legislative corruption score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in North Macedonia peaked at -0.232 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.23, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 133rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Legislative Corruption Score in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.42 | — |
| 1992 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.42 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.345 | -17.9% |
| 2004 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.345 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.539 | +56.2% |
| 2013 | -1.2 | +122.4% |
| 2014 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.232 | -80.7% |
| 2018 | -0.655 | +182.3% |
| 2019 | -0.762 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | -0.878 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | -0.878 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.878 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.9 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | -1.23 | +36.6% |
| 2025 | -1.23 | -0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's -1.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's -1.23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.824. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.42 | -0.42 | -0.42 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3675 | -0.42 | -0.345 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7674 | -1.2 | -0.232 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9987 | -1.23 | -0.878 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Legislative corruption score in North Macedonia was -1.23 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.232 in 2017.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for legislative corruption score?
- North Macedonia ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.