Political Corruption Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Political Corruption Index was 0.939 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.939
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.95
in 2019
All-time low
0.565
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Political Corruption Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in Cameroon is 0.939, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Cameroon peaked at 0.95 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.565, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.565 | — |
| 1962 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.621 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.631 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.698 | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.718 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.733 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.744 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.753 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.849 | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.863 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.89 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.924 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.917 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.933 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.934 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.938 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.946 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.932 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.946 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.946 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.947 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.932 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.939 | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.939 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.939 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.565 | 0.565 | 0.565 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.565 | 0.565 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7122 | 0.621 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9042 | 0.849 | 0.924 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9234 | 0.917 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9385 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9373 | 0.93 | 0.947 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 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 Cameroon?
- Political corruption index in Cameroon was 0.939 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for political corruption index?
- Cameroon ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.