Political Corruption Index in Armenia
Armenia: Political Corruption Index was 0.472 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Corruption Index in Armenia, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in Armenia stood at 0.472.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Armenia peaked at 0.866 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 2019.
That places Armenia 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.338 | — |
| 1991 | 0.398 | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.42 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.492 | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.604 | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.673 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.688 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.79 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.771 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.809 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.866 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.858 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.854 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.848 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.847 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.813 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.344 | -57.7% |
| 2019 | 0.291 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.311 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.319 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.372 | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.472 | +26.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.472 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.472 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -57.7% | 0.813 | 0.344 |
| 2025 | +26.9% | 0.372 | 0.472 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5666 | 0.338 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8587 | 0.809 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7392 | 0.291 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3577 | 0.3 | 0.472 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 in Armenia?
- Political corruption index in Armenia was 0.472 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2001.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for political corruption index?
- Armenia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.