Legislative Corruption Score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Legislative Corruption Score was -1.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded -1.1 for legislative corruption score in 2025.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in South Sudan peaked at -1.05 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.07, in 2016.
That places South Sudan 128th 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 15 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.05 | — |
| 2012 | -1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.1 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.07 | +88.0% |
| 2017 | -1.15 | -44.5% |
| 2018 | -1.61 | +40.1% |
| 2019 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.1 | -31.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's -1.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.93, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's -1.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.375, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.32 | -2.07 | -1.05 | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.52 | -1.61 | -1.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (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 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in South Sudan?
- Legislative corruption score in South Sudan was -1.1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.05 in 2011.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for legislative corruption score?
- South Sudan ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.