Political Corruption Index in Croatia
Croatia: Political Corruption Index was 0.254 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Corruption Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in Croatia stood at 0.254.
That represents a change of down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Croatia peaked at 0.901 in 1941 and was at its lowest, 0.247, in 2022.
That places Croatia 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.901 | — |
| 1942 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.588 | -34.7% |
| 1992 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.58 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.573 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.302 | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.287 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.309 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.457 | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.456 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.442 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.368 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.291 | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.273 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.302 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.325 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.342 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.357 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.293 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.285 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.247 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.252 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.254 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.254 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.254 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +47.9% | 0.309 | 0.457 |
| 2000 | -47.3% | 0.573 | 0.302 |
| 1991 | -34.7% | 0.901 | 0.588 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.901 | 0.901 | 0.901 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5829 | 0.573 | 0.588 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3837 | 0.287 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.306 | 0.273 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2642 | 0.247 | 0.293 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Croatia?
- Political corruption index in Croatia was 0.254 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 1941.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for political corruption index?
- Croatia ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.