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Political Corruption Index in Burundi

Burundi: Political Corruption 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 in Burundi, 1916–2025

0.40.60.81191619702025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Burundi stood at 0.845.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption 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 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%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.845 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.752, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.845 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.858 compare
  2. 19 Central African Republic 0.854 compare
  3. 20 Zimbabwe 0.852 compare
  4. 22 Congo 0.841 compare
  5. 22 Philippines 0.841 compare
  6. 24 Nigeria 0.834 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Burundi?
Political corruption index in Burundi was 0.845 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2016.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.302 in 1983.
How does Burundi rank for political corruption index?
Burundi ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption 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 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.