Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi
Burundi: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.845 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.845
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 2016
All-time low
0.302
in 1983
Years of data
110
1916–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi, 1916–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi is 0.845, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi peaked at 0.948 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.302, in 1983.
That places Burundi 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 0.478 | — |
| 1917 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.491 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.358 | -27.1% |
| 1963 | 0.377 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.395 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.478 | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.416 | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.381 | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.38 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.302 | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.381 | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 0.415 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.442 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.485 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.479 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.501 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.547 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.566 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.846 | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 0.849 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.846 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.854 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.867 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.869 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.882 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.891 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.891 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.948 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.928 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.894 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.772 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.725 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.79 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.827 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.845 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.478 | 0.478 | 0.478 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.478 | 0.478 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.478 | 0.478 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4819 | 0.478 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.491 | 0.491 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4419 | 0.358 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4427 | 0.381 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3561 | 0.302 | 0.415 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4631 | 0.415 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6911 | 0.501 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9039 | 0.867 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8088 | 0.725 | 0.894 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.858 compare
- 19 Central African Republic 0.854 compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.852 compare
- 22 Congo 0.841 compare
- 22 Philippines 0.841 compare
- 24 Nigeria 0.834 compare
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 318,291 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Burundi was 0.845 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2016.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.302 in 1983.
- How does Burundi rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from 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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