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Political Corruption Index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Political Corruption Index was 0.652 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.652
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.901
in 1839
All-time low
0.512
in 1979
Years of data
196
1830–2025

Political Corruption Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.652 for political corruption index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Ecuador peaked at 0.901 in 1839 and was at its lowest, 0.512, in 1979.

Ecuador ranks 64th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 196 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Ecuador, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.893 —
1831 0.893 +0.0%
1832 0.893 +0.0%
1833 0.893 +0.0%
1834 0.772 -13.5%
1835 0.752 -2.6%
1836 0.752 +0.0%
1837 0.752 +0.0%
1838 0.752 +0.0%
1839 0.901 +19.8%
1840 0.901 +0.0%
1841 0.901 +0.0%
1842 0.901 +0.0%
1843 0.901 +0.0%
1844 0.901 +0.0%
1845 0.612 -32.1%
1846 0.612 +0.0%
1847 0.612 +0.0%
1848 0.612 +0.0%
1849 0.612 +0.0%
1850 0.612 +0.0%
1851 0.612 +0.0%
1852 0.612 +0.0%
1853 0.612 +0.0%
1854 0.612 +0.0%
1855 0.612 +0.0%
1856 0.612 +0.0%
1857 0.612 +0.0%
1858 0.612 +0.0%
1859 0.825 +34.8%
1860 0.896 +8.6%
1861 0.896 +0.0%
1862 0.896 +0.0%
1863 0.896 +0.0%
1864 0.896 +0.0%
1865 0.745 -16.9%
1866 0.745 +0.0%
1867 0.745 +0.0%
1868 0.745 +0.0%
1869 0.896 +20.3%
1870 0.896 +0.0%
1871 0.896 +0.0%
1872 0.896 +0.0%
1873 0.896 +0.0%
1874 0.896 +0.0%
1875 0.813 -9.3%
1876 0.804 -1.1%
1877 0.804 +0.0%
1878 0.804 +0.0%
1879 0.804 +0.0%
1880 0.804 +0.0%
1881 0.804 +0.0%
1882 0.804 +0.0%
1883 0.884 +10.0%
1884 0.884 +0.0%
1885 0.884 +0.0%
1886 0.884 +0.0%
1887 0.884 +0.0%
1888 0.801 -9.4%
1889 0.801 +0.0%
1890 0.801 +0.0%
1891 0.801 +0.0%
1892 0.732 -8.6%
1893 0.732 +0.0%
1894 0.732 +0.0%
1895 0.732 +0.0%
1896 0.679 -7.2%
1897 0.659 -2.9%
1898 0.659 +0.0%
1899 0.659 +0.0%
1900 0.659 +0.0%
1901 0.801 +21.5%
1902 0.801 +0.0%
1903 0.801 +0.0%
1904 0.801 +0.0%
1905 0.801 +0.0%
1906 0.691 -13.7%
1907 0.701 +1.4%
1908 0.701 +0.0%
1909 0.701 +0.0%
1910 0.701 +0.0%
1911 0.701 +0.0%
1912 0.701 +0.0%
1913 0.864 +23.3%
1914 0.864 +0.0%
1915 0.864 +0.0%
1916 0.816 -5.6%
1917 0.816 +0.0%
1918 0.816 +0.0%
1919 0.816 +0.0%
1920 0.816 +0.0%
1921 0.816 +0.0%
1922 0.816 +0.0%
1923 0.816 +0.0%
1924 0.816 +0.0%
1925 0.816 +0.0%
1926 0.816 +0.0%
1927 0.816 +0.0%
1928 0.816 +0.0%
1929 0.816 +0.0%
1930 0.816 +0.0%
1931 0.816 +0.0%
1932 0.813 -0.4%
1933 0.818 +0.6%
1934 0.818 +0.0%
1935 0.789 -3.5%
1936 0.805 +2.0%
1937 0.805 +0.0%
1938 0.799 -0.7%
1939 0.834 +4.4%
1940 0.822 -1.4%
1941 0.826 +0.5%
1942 0.826 +0.0%
1943 0.826 +0.0%
1944 0.825 -0.1%
1945 0.825 +0.0%
1946 0.825 +0.0%
1947 0.825 +0.0%
1948 0.758 -8.1%
1949 0.758 +0.0%
1950 0.758 +0.0%
1951 0.758 +0.0%
1952 0.781 +3.0%
1953 0.781 +0.0%
1954 0.781 +0.0%
1955 0.781 +0.0%
1956 0.76 -2.7%
1957 0.752 -1.1%
1958 0.752 +0.0%
1959 0.752 +0.0%
1960 0.777 +3.3%
1961 0.789 +1.5%
1962 0.777 -1.5%
1963 0.74 -4.8%
1964 0.74 +0.0%
1965 0.74 +0.0%
1966 0.74 +0.0%
1967 0.77 +4.1%
1968 0.77 +0.0%
1969 0.785 +1.9%
1970 0.76 -3.2%
1971 0.76 +0.0%
1972 0.723 -4.9%
1973 0.723 +0.0%
1974 0.739 +2.2%
1975 0.739 +0.0%
1976 0.731 -1.1%
1977 0.731 +0.0%
1978 0.72 -1.5%
1979 0.512 -28.9%
1980 0.589 +15.0%
1981 0.589 +0.0%
1982 0.589 +0.0%
1983 0.589 +0.0%
1984 0.597 +1.4%
1985 0.683 +14.4%
1986 0.683 +0.0%
1987 0.683 +0.0%
1988 0.683 +0.0%
1989 0.626 -8.3%
1990 0.63 +0.6%
1991 0.63 +0.0%
1992 0.63 +0.0%
1993 0.651 +3.3%
1994 0.646 -0.8%
1995 0.66 +2.2%
1996 0.67 +1.5%
1997 0.707 +5.5%
1998 0.704 -0.4%
1999 0.714 +1.4%
2000 0.703 -1.5%
2001 0.703 +0.0%
2002 0.703 +0.0%
2003 0.715 +1.7%
2004 0.713 -0.3%
2005 0.715 +0.3%
2006 0.709 -0.8%
2007 0.68 -4.1%
2008 0.66 -2.9%
2009 0.66 +0.0%
2010 0.67 +1.5%
2011 0.674 +0.6%
2012 0.675 +0.1%
2013 0.703 +4.1%
2014 0.704 +0.1%
2015 0.709 +0.7%
2016 0.707 -0.3%
2017 0.627 -11.3%
2018 0.638 +1.8%
2019 0.629 -1.4%
2020 0.636 +1.1%
2021 0.627 -1.4%
2022 0.628 +0.2%
2023 0.66 +5.1%
2024 0.655 -0.8%
2025 0.652 -0.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.652 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.652 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.574, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.8253 0.752 0.901 10
1840s 0.7565 0.612 0.901 10
1850s 0.6333 0.612 0.825 10
1860s 0.8356 0.745 0.896 10
1870s 0.8509 0.804 0.896 10
1880s 0.8434 0.801 0.884 10
1890s 0.7186 0.659 0.801 10
1900s 0.7458 0.659 0.801 10
1910s 0.7959 0.701 0.864 10
1920s 0.816 0.816 0.816 10
1930s 0.8113 0.789 0.834 10
1940s 0.8116 0.758 0.826 10
1950s 0.7656 0.752 0.781 10
1960s 0.7628 0.74 0.789 10
1970s 0.7138 0.512 0.76 10
1980s 0.6311 0.589 0.683 10
1990s 0.6642 0.63 0.714 10
2000s 0.6961 0.66 0.715 10
2010s 0.6736 0.627 0.709 10
2020s 0.643 0.627 0.66 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 61 Morocco 0.671 compare
  2. 62 North Korea 0.67 compare
  3. 63 Algeria 0.662 compare
  4. 65 Bulgaria 0.643 compare
  5. 66 Cuba 0.641 compare
  6. 66 Ukraine 0.641 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Ecuador?
Political corruption index in Ecuador was 0.652 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 1839.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.512 in 1979.
How does Ecuador rank for political corruption index?
Ecuador ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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.