What is political corruption index in Brazil?

Political corruption index in Brazil was 0.423 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.781 in 1824.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.423 in 2025.

How does Brazil rank for political corruption index?

Brazil ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil 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.

Political Corruption Index in Brazil

Name: Political Corruption Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Political Corruption Index was 0.423 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.423

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

97th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.781

in 1824

All-time low

0.423

in 2025

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.423 for political corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Brazil peaked at 0.781 in 1824 and was at its lowest, 0.423, in 2025.

Brazil ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Political Corruption Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.721	—
1790	0.721	+0.0%
1791	0.721	+0.0%
1792	0.721	+0.0%
1793	0.721	+0.0%
1794	0.721	+0.0%
1795	0.721	+0.0%
1796	0.721	+0.0%
1797	0.721	+0.0%
1798	0.721	+0.0%
1799	0.721	+0.0%
1800	0.721	+0.0%
1801	0.721	+0.0%
1802	0.721	+0.0%
1803	0.721	+0.0%
1804	0.721	+0.0%
1805	0.721	+0.0%
1806	0.721	+0.0%
1807	0.721	+0.0%
1808	0.721	+0.0%
1809	0.721	+0.0%
1810	0.721	+0.0%
1811	0.721	+0.0%
1812	0.721	+0.0%
1813	0.721	+0.0%
1814	0.721	+0.0%
1815	0.721	+0.0%
1816	0.721	+0.0%
1817	0.721	+0.0%
1818	0.721	+0.0%
1819	0.721	+0.0%
1820	0.721	+0.0%
1821	0.721	+0.0%
1822	0.721	+0.0%
1823	0.721	+0.0%
1824	0.781	+8.3%
1825	0.781	+0.0%
1826	0.781	+0.0%
1827	0.781	+0.0%
1828	0.781	+0.0%
1829	0.781	+0.0%
1830	0.781	+0.0%
1831	0.781	+0.0%
1832	0.781	+0.0%
1833	0.781	+0.0%
1834	0.781	+0.0%
1835	0.781	+0.0%
1836	0.781	+0.0%
1837	0.781	+0.0%
1838	0.781	+0.0%
1839	0.781	+0.0%
1840	0.781	+0.0%
1841	0.781	+0.0%
1842	0.781	+0.0%
1843	0.781	+0.0%
1844	0.781	+0.0%
1845	0.781	+0.0%
1846	0.781	+0.0%
1847	0.781	+0.0%
1848	0.781	+0.0%
1849	0.781	+0.0%
1850	0.781	+0.0%
1851	0.781	+0.0%
1852	0.781	+0.0%
1853	0.781	+0.0%
1854	0.781	+0.0%
1855	0.781	+0.0%
1856	0.781	+0.0%
1857	0.781	+0.0%
1858	0.781	+0.0%
1859	0.781	+0.0%
1860	0.781	+0.0%
1861	0.781	+0.0%
1862	0.781	+0.0%
1863	0.781	+0.0%
1864	0.781	+0.0%
1865	0.781	+0.0%
1866	0.781	+0.0%
1867	0.781	+0.0%
1868	0.781	+0.0%
1869	0.781	+0.0%
1870	0.781	+0.0%
1871	0.781	+0.0%
1872	0.781	+0.0%
1873	0.781	+0.0%
1874	0.781	+0.0%
1875	0.781	+0.0%
1876	0.781	+0.0%
1877	0.781	+0.0%
1878	0.781	+0.0%
1879	0.781	+0.0%
1880	0.781	+0.0%
1881	0.781	+0.0%
1882	0.781	+0.0%
1883	0.781	+0.0%
1884	0.781	+0.0%
1885	0.781	+0.0%
1886	0.781	+0.0%
1887	0.781	+0.0%
1888	0.781	+0.0%
1889	0.781	+0.0%
1890	0.781	+0.0%
1891	0.781	+0.0%
1892	0.781	+0.0%
1893	0.781	+0.0%
1894	0.781	+0.0%
1895	0.781	+0.0%
1896	0.781	+0.0%
1897	0.781	+0.0%
1898	0.781	+0.0%
1899	0.781	+0.0%
1900	0.781	+0.0%
1901	0.781	+0.0%
1902	0.781	+0.0%
1903	0.781	+0.0%
1904	0.781	+0.0%
1905	0.781	+0.0%
1906	0.781	+0.0%
1907	0.781	+0.0%
1908	0.781	+0.0%
1909	0.781	+0.0%
1910	0.781	+0.0%
1911	0.781	+0.0%
1912	0.781	+0.0%
1913	0.781	+0.0%
1914	0.781	+0.0%
1915	0.781	+0.0%
1916	0.781	+0.0%
1917	0.781	+0.0%
1918	0.781	+0.0%
1919	0.781	+0.0%
1920	0.781	+0.0%
1921	0.781	+0.0%
1922	0.781	+0.0%
1923	0.781	+0.0%
1924	0.781	+0.0%
1925	0.781	+0.0%
1926	0.781	+0.0%
1927	0.781	+0.0%
1928	0.781	+0.0%
1929	0.781	+0.0%
1930	0.704	-9.9%
1931	0.704	+0.0%
1932	0.704	+0.0%
1933	0.704	+0.0%
1934	0.704	+0.0%
1935	0.739	+5.0%
1936	0.739	+0.0%
1937	0.704	-4.7%
1938	0.704	+0.0%
1939	0.704	+0.0%
1940	0.704	+0.0%
1941	0.704	+0.0%
1942	0.704	+0.0%
1943	0.704	+0.0%
1944	0.704	+0.0%
1945	0.704	+0.0%
1946	0.668	-5.1%
1947	0.72	+7.8%
1948	0.72	+0.0%
1949	0.72	+0.0%
1950	0.72	+0.0%
1951	0.72	+0.0%
1952	0.72	+0.0%
1953	0.72	+0.0%
1954	0.72	+0.0%
1955	0.72	+0.0%
1956	0.72	+0.0%
1957	0.72	+0.0%
1958	0.72	+0.0%
1959	0.72	+0.0%
1960	0.72	+0.0%
1961	0.72	+0.0%
1962	0.72	+0.0%
1963	0.72	+0.0%
1964	0.692	-3.9%
1965	0.696	+0.6%
1966	0.696	+0.0%
1967	0.696	+0.0%
1968	0.696	+0.0%
1969	0.696	+0.0%
1970	0.696	+0.0%
1971	0.696	+0.0%
1972	0.696	+0.0%
1973	0.696	+0.0%
1974	0.696	+0.0%
1975	0.696	+0.0%
1976	0.696	+0.0%
1977	0.696	+0.0%
1978	0.696	+0.0%
1979	0.696	+0.0%
1980	0.696	+0.0%
1981	0.696	+0.0%
1982	0.696	+0.0%
1983	0.696	+0.0%
1984	0.696	+0.0%
1985	0.686	-1.4%
1986	0.675	-1.6%
1987	0.675	+0.0%
1988	0.661	-2.1%
1989	0.671	+1.5%
1990	0.605	-9.8%
1991	0.605	+0.0%
1992	0.605	+0.0%
1993	0.563	-6.9%
1994	0.511	-9.2%
1995	0.514	+0.6%
1996	0.507	-1.4%
1997	0.506	-0.2%
1998	0.506	+0.0%
1999	0.506	+0.0%
2000	0.506	+0.0%
2001	0.506	+0.0%
2002	0.545	+7.7%
2003	0.545	+0.0%
2004	0.545	+0.0%
2005	0.495	-9.2%
2006	0.494	-0.2%
2007	0.494	+0.0%
2008	0.494	+0.0%
2009	0.494	+0.0%
2010	0.494	+0.0%
2011	0.493	-0.2%
2012	0.493	+0.0%
2013	0.493	+0.0%
2014	0.506	+2.6%
2015	0.506	+0.0%
2016	0.535	+5.7%
2017	0.535	+0.0%
2018	0.535	+0.0%
2019	0.546	+2.1%
2020	0.537	-1.6%
2021	0.541	+0.7%
2022	0.545	+0.7%
2023	0.461	-15.4%
2024	0.438	-5.0%
2025	0.423	-3.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.423 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.423 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.574, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.721	0.721	0.721	1
1790s	0.721	0.721	0.721	10
1800s	0.721	0.721	0.721	10
1810s	0.721	0.721	0.721	10
1820s	0.757	0.721	0.781	10
1830s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1840s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1850s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1860s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1870s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1880s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1890s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1900s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1910s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1920s	0.781	0.781	0.781	10
1930s	0.711	0.704	0.739	10
1940s	0.7052	0.668	0.72	10
1950s	0.72	0.72	0.72	10
1960s	0.7052	0.692	0.72	10
1970s	0.696	0.696	0.696	10
1980s	0.6848	0.661	0.696	10
1990s	0.5428	0.506	0.605	10
2000s	0.5118	0.494	0.545	10
2010s	0.5136	0.493	0.546	10
2020s	0.4908	0.423	0.545	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

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99 Romania 0.419 compare
100 Rwanda 0.418 compare

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Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Brazil?: Political corruption index in Brazil was 0.423 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.781 in 1824.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.423 in 2025.
How does Brazil rank for political corruption index?: Brazil ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator: Political Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.