Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.726 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.726 for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.769 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.444, in 1992.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.444 | — |
| 1993 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.571 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.59 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.717 | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.705 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.664 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.664 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.683 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.681 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.68 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.678 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.674 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.673 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.701 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.708 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.696 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.753 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.739 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.76 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.736 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.769 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.726 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6116 | 0.444 | 0.717 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.679 | 0.664 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6913 | 0.673 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7485 | 0.726 | 0.769 | 6 |
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More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.726 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.444 in 1992.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.