Political Corruption Index in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Political Corruption Index was 0.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in Azerbaijan is 0.89, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.959 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 1992.
That places Azerbaijan 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.656 | — |
| 1991 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.63 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.841 | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.928 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.953 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.959 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.956 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.949 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.946 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.942 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.943 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.939 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.924 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.936 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.913 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.882 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.902 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.89 | -1.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +33.5% | 0.63 | 0.841 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8401 | 0.63 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9583 | 0.956 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9439 | 0.924 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.906 | 0.882 | 0.936 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 8 South Sudan 0.893 compare
- 8 Tajikistan 0.893 compare
- 10 Iraq 0.892 compare
- 12 Uganda 0.889 compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.886 compare
- 14 Madagascar 0.882 compare
More social development data for Azerbaijan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,389 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (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 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 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 Azerbaijan?
- Political corruption index in Azerbaijan was 0.89 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2000.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for political corruption index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.