Political corruption index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Political corruption index was 0.854 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.854
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.887
in 1970
All-time low
0.355
in 1957
Years of data
106
1920–2025
Political corruption index in Central African Republic, 1920–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.854 for political corruption index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.887 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.355, in 1957.
Central African Republic ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.473 | 0.473 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.473 | 0.473 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4424 | 0.371 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3829 | 0.355 | 0.463 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.798 | 0.683 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.887 | 0.887 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8751 | 0.838 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7596 | 0.726 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8349 | 0.735 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8222 | 0.695 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8343 | 0.815 | 0.854 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 55,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 674,222 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.438 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.102 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.458 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.613 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.13 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Central African Republic?
- Political corruption index in Central African Republic was 0.854 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.887 in 1970.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.355 in 1957.
- How does Central African Republic rank for political corruption index?
- Central African Republic ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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