Media Corruption Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Media Corruption Score was 0.545 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.545
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2018
All-time low
0.511
in 2013
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Media Corruption Score in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, media corruption score in Burkina Faso stood at 0.545.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, media corruption score in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.29 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.511, in 2013.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 92 years of available data.
Media Corruption Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.962 | — |
| 1920 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1.01 | +5.2% |
| 1948 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.534 | -47.2% |
| 1984 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.698 | +30.7% |
| 1994 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.733 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.569 | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.548 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.511 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.575 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.514 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.621 | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | +107.4% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.545 | -50.2% |
| 2024 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.545 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.059. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.545 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2435, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.962 | 0.962 | 0.962 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.962 | 0.962 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.962 | 0.962 | 0.962 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 3 |
| 1950s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6774 | 0.534 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6558 | 0.534 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7037 | 0.511 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8843 | 0.545 | 1.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 media corruption score in Burkina Faso?
- Media corruption score in Burkina Faso was 0.545 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest media corruption score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2018.
- What is the lowest media corruption score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.511 in 2013.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for media corruption score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is media corruption score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Media Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.