Legislative Corruption Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Legislative Corruption Score was -1.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-1.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 174 countries
All-time high
-0.888
in 2020
All-time low
-2.69
in 1963
Years of data
174
1844–2025
Legislative Corruption Score in Paraguay, 1844–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative corruption score in Paraguay is -1.7, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Paraguay peaked at -0.888 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.69, in 1963.
That places Paraguay 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1844 | -2.68 | — |
| 1845 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -2.68 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -2.54 | -5.0% |
| 1905 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -2.54 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.993 | -61.0% |
| 1937 | -1.09 | +10.2% |
| 1938 | -1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.86 | +70.1% |
| 1940 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -2.02 | +8.8% |
| 1949 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -2.02 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -2.03 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -2.69 | +32.6% |
| 1964 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.54 | -42.8% |
| 1990 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.59 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.54 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.72 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | -1.72 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.59 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.59 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.888 | -44.0% |
| 2021 | -1.56 | +76.2% |
| 2022 | -1.7 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's -1.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's -1.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.772, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 6 |
| 1850s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 10 |
| 1860s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 10 |
| 1870s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 10 |
| 1880s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 10 |
| 1890s | -2.68 | -2.68 | -2.68 | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.6 | -2.68 | -2.54 | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.54 | -2.54 | -2.54 | 10 |
| 1920s | -2.54 | -2.54 | -2.54 | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.03 | -2.54 | -0.993 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.97 | -2.02 | -1.86 | 3 |
| 1950s | -2.02 | -2.02 | -2.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.54 | -2.69 | -2.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.69 | -2.69 | -2.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.57 | -2.69 | -1.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.54 | -1.59 | -1.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.57 | -1.59 | -1.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6 | -1.72 | -1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.54 | -1.7 | -0.888 | 6 |
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More social development data for Paraguay
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Paraguay?
- Legislative corruption score in Paraguay was -1.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.888 in 2020.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 in 1963.
- How does Paraguay rank for legislative corruption score?
- Paraguay ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.