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Political Corruption Index in Cambodia

Cambodia: Political Corruption Index was 0.904 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.904
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 2019
All-time low
0.14
in 1975
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Corruption Index in Cambodia, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Cambodia stood at 0.904.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Cambodia peaked at 0.91 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1975.

Cambodia ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Cambodia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.599 —
1901 0.599 +0.0%
1902 0.599 +0.0%
1903 0.599 +0.0%
1904 0.599 +0.0%
1905 0.599 +0.0%
1906 0.599 +0.0%
1907 0.599 +0.0%
1908 0.599 +0.0%
1909 0.599 +0.0%
1910 0.599 +0.0%
1911 0.599 +0.0%
1912 0.599 +0.0%
1913 0.599 +0.0%
1914 0.599 +0.0%
1915 0.599 +0.0%
1916 0.599 +0.0%
1917 0.599 +0.0%
1918 0.599 +0.0%
1919 0.599 +0.0%
1920 0.599 +0.0%
1921 0.599 +0.0%
1922 0.599 +0.0%
1923 0.599 +0.0%
1924 0.599 +0.0%
1925 0.599 +0.0%
1926 0.599 +0.0%
1927 0.599 +0.0%
1928 0.599 +0.0%
1929 0.599 +0.0%
1930 0.599 +0.0%
1931 0.599 +0.0%
1932 0.599 +0.0%
1933 0.599 +0.0%
1934 0.599 +0.0%
1935 0.599 +0.0%
1936 0.599 +0.0%
1937 0.599 +0.0%
1938 0.599 +0.0%
1939 0.599 +0.0%
1940 0.599 +0.0%
1941 0.599 +0.0%
1942 0.599 +0.0%
1943 0.599 +0.0%
1944 0.599 +0.0%
1945 0.599 +0.0%
1946 0.593 -1.0%
1947 0.593 +0.0%
1948 0.626 +5.6%
1949 0.626 +0.0%
1950 0.61 -2.6%
1951 0.618 +1.3%
1952 0.642 +3.9%
1953 0.603 -6.1%
1954 0.349 -42.1%
1955 0.35 +0.3%
1956 0.4 +14.3%
1957 0.4 +0.0%
1958 0.4 +0.0%
1959 0.4 +0.0%
1960 0.421 +5.2%
1961 0.421 +0.0%
1962 0.421 +0.0%
1963 0.421 +0.0%
1964 0.421 +0.0%
1965 0.421 +0.0%
1966 0.421 +0.0%
1967 0.421 +0.0%
1968 0.421 +0.0%
1969 0.421 +0.0%
1970 0.651 +54.6%
1971 0.55 -15.5%
1972 0.55 +0.0%
1973 0.608 +10.5%
1974 0.608 +0.0%
1975 0.14 -77.0%
1976 0.14 +0.0%
1977 0.14 +0.0%
1978 0.14 +0.0%
1979 0.171 +22.1%
1980 0.388 +126.9%
1981 0.388 +0.0%
1982 0.581 +49.7%
1983 0.581 +0.0%
1984 0.581 +0.0%
1985 0.581 +0.0%
1986 0.581 +0.0%
1987 0.581 +0.0%
1988 0.581 +0.0%
1989 0.589 +1.4%
1990 0.629 +6.8%
1991 0.629 +0.0%
1992 0.597 -5.1%
1993 0.875 +46.6%
1994 0.901 +3.0%
1995 0.901 +0.0%
1996 0.901 +0.0%
1997 0.901 +0.0%
1998 0.901 +0.0%
1999 0.901 +0.0%
2000 0.901 +0.0%
2001 0.901 +0.0%
2002 0.901 +0.0%
2003 0.901 +0.0%
2004 0.901 +0.0%
2005 0.901 +0.0%
2006 0.901 +0.0%
2007 0.901 +0.0%
2008 0.901 +0.0%
2009 0.901 +0.0%
2010 0.901 +0.0%
2011 0.901 +0.0%
2012 0.901 +0.0%
2013 0.895 -0.7%
2014 0.871 -2.7%
2015 0.871 +0.0%
2016 0.871 +0.0%
2017 0.894 +2.6%
2018 0.907 +1.5%
2019 0.91 +0.3%
2020 0.902 -0.9%
2021 0.904 +0.2%
2022 0.904 +0.0%
2023 0.904 +0.0%
2024 0.904 +0.0%
2025 0.904 +0.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 0.904 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 0.904 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.51, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.599 0.599 0.599 10
1910s 0.599 0.599 0.599 10
1920s 0.599 0.599 0.599 10
1930s 0.599 0.599 0.599 10
1940s 0.6032 0.593 0.626 10
1950s 0.4772 0.349 0.642 10
1960s 0.421 0.421 0.421 10
1970s 0.3698 0.14 0.651 10
1980s 0.5432 0.388 0.589 10
1990s 0.8136 0.597 0.901 10
2000s 0.901 0.901 0.901 10
2010s 0.8922 0.871 0.91 10
2020s 0.9037 0.902 0.904 6

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 2 Chad 0.952 compare
  2. 3 Nicaragua 0.942 compare
  3. 4 Cameroon 0.939 compare
  4. 6 Yemen 0.902 compare
  5. 7 Turkmenistan 0.899 compare
  6. 8 South Sudan 0.893 compare
  7. 8 Tajikistan 0.893 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Cambodia?
Political corruption index in Cambodia was 0.904 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2019.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1975.
How does Cambodia rank for political corruption index?
Cambodia ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.