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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

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Political Corruption Index in Central African Republic, year by year

Year Value Change
1920 0.473 —
1921 0.473 +0.0%
1922 0.473 +0.0%
1923 0.473 +0.0%
1924 0.473 +0.0%
1925 0.473 +0.0%
1926 0.473 +0.0%
1927 0.473 +0.0%
1928 0.473 +0.0%
1929 0.473 +0.0%
1930 0.473 +0.0%
1931 0.473 +0.0%
1932 0.473 +0.0%
1933 0.473 +0.0%
1934 0.473 +0.0%
1935 0.473 +0.0%
1936 0.473 +0.0%
1937 0.473 +0.0%
1938 0.473 +0.0%
1939 0.473 +0.0%
1940 0.473 +0.0%
1941 0.473 +0.0%
1942 0.473 +0.0%
1943 0.473 +0.0%
1944 0.473 +0.0%
1945 0.473 +0.0%
1946 0.473 +0.0%
1947 0.371 -21.6%
1948 0.371 +0.0%
1949 0.371 +0.0%
1950 0.371 +0.0%
1951 0.371 +0.0%
1952 0.362 -2.4%
1953 0.362 +0.0%
1954 0.362 +0.0%
1955 0.362 +0.0%
1956 0.362 +0.0%
1957 0.355 -1.9%
1958 0.463 +30.4%
1959 0.459 -0.9%
1960 0.683 +48.8%
1961 0.683 +0.0%
1962 0.683 +0.0%
1963 0.683 +0.0%
1964 0.858 +25.6%
1965 0.858 +0.0%
1966 0.883 +2.9%
1967 0.883 +0.0%
1968 0.883 +0.0%
1969 0.883 +0.0%
1970 0.887 +0.5%
1971 0.887 +0.0%
1972 0.887 +0.0%
1973 0.887 +0.0%
1974 0.887 +0.0%
1975 0.887 +0.0%
1976 0.887 +0.0%
1977 0.887 +0.0%
1978 0.887 +0.0%
1979 0.887 +0.0%
1980 0.887 +0.0%
1981 0.887 +0.0%
1982 0.887 +0.0%
1983 0.887 +0.0%
1984 0.887 +0.0%
1985 0.887 +0.0%
1986 0.887 +0.0%
1987 0.866 -2.4%
1988 0.838 -3.2%
1989 0.838 +0.0%
1990 0.838 +0.0%
1991 0.838 +0.0%
1992 0.838 +0.0%
1993 0.726 -13.4%
1994 0.726 +0.0%
1995 0.726 +0.0%
1996 0.726 +0.0%
1997 0.726 +0.0%
1998 0.726 +0.0%
1999 0.726 +0.0%
2000 0.735 +1.2%
2001 0.735 +0.0%
2002 0.735 +0.0%
2003 0.847 +15.2%
2004 0.887 +4.7%
2005 0.882 -0.6%
2006 0.882 +0.0%
2007 0.882 +0.0%
2008 0.882 +0.0%
2009 0.882 +0.0%
2010 0.882 +0.0%
2011 0.882 +0.0%
2012 0.882 +0.0%
2013 0.878 -0.5%
2014 0.838 -4.6%
2015 0.832 -0.7%
2016 0.8 -3.8%
2017 0.778 -2.8%
2018 0.755 -3.0%
2019 0.695 -7.9%
2020 0.828 +19.1%
2021 0.815 -1.6%
2022 0.833 +2.2%
2023 0.825 -1.0%
2024 0.851 +3.2%
2025 0.854 +0.4%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.854 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.752, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 0.854 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
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

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 16 Somalia 0.87 compare
  2. 17 Myanmar 0.859 compare
  3. 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.858 compare
  4. 20 Zimbabwe 0.852 compare
  5. 21 Burundi 0.845 compare
  6. 22 Congo 0.841 compare
  7. 22 Philippines 0.841 compare

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.