Legislative Corruption Score in Serbia
Serbia: Legislative Corruption Score was -0.61 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.82
in 1992
All-time low
-2.03
in 1993
Years of data
161
1858–2025
Legislative Corruption Score in Serbia, 1858–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded -0.61 for legislative corruption score in 2025.
The figure is down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Serbia peaked at 1.82 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -2.03, in 1993.
That places Serbia 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 161 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | -0.75 | — |
| 1859 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.75 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.03 | +37.5% |
| 1899 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.923 | -10.5% |
| 1904 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.923 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1 | +8.9% |
| 1933 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.911 | -9.4% |
| 1947 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.911 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.01 | +10.4% |
| 1955 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.37 | +36.6% |
| 1982 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.37 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.66 | +20.5% |
| 1990 | -1.79 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.82 | -201.6% |
| 1993 | -2.03 | -211.4% |
| 1994 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.54 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | -0.289 | -81.2% |
| 2002 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.364 | +26.0% |
| 2009 | -0.364 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.257 | -29.4% |
| 2011 | -0.257 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.341 | +32.7% |
| 2013 | -0.316 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | -0.377 | +19.3% |
| 2015 | -0.377 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.733 | +94.4% |
| 2017 | -0.603 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.727 | +20.6% |
| 2021 | -0.727 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.52 | -28.5% |
| 2023 | -0.52 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.61 | +17.3% |
| 2025 | -0.61 | -0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's -0.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's -0.61 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.824. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.75 | -0.75 | -0.75 | 2 |
| 1860s | -0.75 | -0.75 | -0.75 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.75 | -0.75 | -0.75 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.75 | -0.75 | -0.75 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.8062 | -1.03 | -0.75 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.9554 | -1.03 | -0.923 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.923 | -0.923 | -0.923 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.923 | -0.923 | -0.923 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1 | -1 | -1 | 8 |
| 1940s | -0.9423 | -1 | -0.911 | 6 |
| 1950s | -0.968 | -1.01 | -0.911 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.01 | -1.01 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.01 | -1.01 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.37 | -1.66 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.57 | -2.03 | 1.82 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4292 | -1.54 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4467 | -0.733 | -0.257 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.619 | -0.727 | -0.52 | 6 |
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- Electoral democracy 0 (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 Serbia?
- Legislative corruption score in Serbia was -0.61 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 1992.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 in 1993.
- How does Serbia rank for legislative corruption score?
- Serbia ranks 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.