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Political Corruption Index in Iran

Iran: Political Corruption Index was 0.768 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.768
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.787
in 2023
All-time low
0.288
in 1953
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Iran, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Iran stood at 0.768.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Iran peaked at 0.787 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.288, in 1953.

Iran ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Iran, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.744 —
1790 0.744 +0.0%
1791 0.744 +0.0%
1792 0.744 +0.0%
1793 0.744 +0.0%
1794 0.744 +0.0%
1795 0.744 +0.0%
1796 0.744 +0.0%
1797 0.744 +0.0%
1798 0.744 +0.0%
1799 0.744 +0.0%
1800 0.744 +0.0%
1801 0.744 +0.0%
1802 0.744 +0.0%
1803 0.744 +0.0%
1804 0.744 +0.0%
1805 0.744 +0.0%
1806 0.744 +0.0%
1807 0.744 +0.0%
1808 0.744 +0.0%
1809 0.744 +0.0%
1810 0.744 +0.0%
1811 0.744 +0.0%
1812 0.744 +0.0%
1813 0.744 +0.0%
1814 0.744 +0.0%
1815 0.744 +0.0%
1816 0.744 +0.0%
1817 0.744 +0.0%
1818 0.744 +0.0%
1819 0.744 +0.0%
1820 0.744 +0.0%
1821 0.744 +0.0%
1822 0.744 +0.0%
1823 0.744 +0.0%
1824 0.744 +0.0%
1825 0.744 +0.0%
1826 0.744 +0.0%
1827 0.744 +0.0%
1828 0.744 +0.0%
1829 0.744 +0.0%
1830 0.744 +0.0%
1831 0.744 +0.0%
1832 0.744 +0.0%
1833 0.744 +0.0%
1834 0.744 +0.0%
1835 0.744 +0.0%
1836 0.744 +0.0%
1837 0.744 +0.0%
1838 0.744 +0.0%
1839 0.744 +0.0%
1840 0.744 +0.0%
1841 0.744 +0.0%
1842 0.744 +0.0%
1843 0.744 +0.0%
1844 0.744 +0.0%
1845 0.744 +0.0%
1846 0.744 +0.0%
1847 0.744 +0.0%
1848 0.744 +0.0%
1849 0.744 +0.0%
1850 0.744 +0.0%
1851 0.744 +0.0%
1852 0.744 +0.0%
1853 0.744 +0.0%
1854 0.744 +0.0%
1855 0.744 +0.0%
1856 0.744 +0.0%
1857 0.744 +0.0%
1858 0.744 +0.0%
1859 0.744 +0.0%
1860 0.744 +0.0%
1861 0.744 +0.0%
1862 0.744 +0.0%
1863 0.744 +0.0%
1864 0.744 +0.0%
1865 0.744 +0.0%
1866 0.744 +0.0%
1867 0.744 +0.0%
1868 0.744 +0.0%
1869 0.744 +0.0%
1870 0.744 +0.0%
1871 0.744 +0.0%
1872 0.744 +0.0%
1873 0.744 +0.0%
1874 0.744 +0.0%
1875 0.744 +0.0%
1876 0.744 +0.0%
1877 0.744 +0.0%
1878 0.744 +0.0%
1879 0.744 +0.0%
1880 0.744 +0.0%
1881 0.744 +0.0%
1882 0.744 +0.0%
1883 0.744 +0.0%
1884 0.744 +0.0%
1885 0.744 +0.0%
1886 0.744 +0.0%
1887 0.744 +0.0%
1888 0.744 +0.0%
1889 0.744 +0.0%
1890 0.744 +0.0%
1891 0.744 +0.0%
1892 0.744 +0.0%
1893 0.744 +0.0%
1894 0.744 +0.0%
1895 0.744 +0.0%
1896 0.744 +0.0%
1897 0.744 +0.0%
1898 0.744 +0.0%
1899 0.744 +0.0%
1900 0.744 +0.0%
1901 0.744 +0.0%
1902 0.744 +0.0%
1903 0.744 +0.0%
1904 0.744 +0.0%
1905 0.744 +0.0%
1906 0.673 -9.5%
1907 0.573 -14.9%
1908 0.673 +17.5%
1909 0.673 +0.0%
1910 0.604 -10.3%
1911 0.711 +17.7%
1912 0.711 +0.0%
1913 0.711 +0.0%
1914 0.704 -1.0%
1915 0.6 -14.8%
1916 0.711 +18.5%
1917 0.711 +0.0%
1918 0.711 +0.0%
1919 0.711 +0.0%
1920 0.711 +0.0%
1921 0.711 +0.0%
1922 0.655 -7.9%
1923 0.594 -9.3%
1924 0.594 +0.0%
1925 0.458 -22.9%
1926 0.458 +0.0%
1927 0.458 +0.0%
1928 0.458 +0.0%
1929 0.458 +0.0%
1930 0.458 +0.0%
1931 0.458 +0.0%
1932 0.458 +0.0%
1933 0.458 +0.0%
1934 0.443 -3.3%
1935 0.443 +0.0%
1936 0.443 +0.0%
1937 0.443 +0.0%
1938 0.443 +0.0%
1939 0.443 +0.0%
1940 0.443 +0.0%
1941 0.443 +0.0%
1942 0.389 -12.2%
1943 0.389 +0.0%
1944 0.389 +0.0%
1945 0.389 +0.0%
1946 0.389 +0.0%
1947 0.389 +0.0%
1948 0.389 +0.0%
1949 0.389 +0.0%
1950 0.34 -12.6%
1951 0.34 +0.0%
1952 0.34 +0.0%
1953 0.288 -15.3%
1954 0.409 +42.0%
1955 0.417 +2.0%
1956 0.417 +0.0%
1957 0.417 +0.0%
1958 0.417 +0.0%
1959 0.417 +0.0%
1960 0.417 +0.0%
1961 0.417 +0.0%
1962 0.399 -4.3%
1963 0.399 +0.0%
1964 0.399 +0.0%
1965 0.399 +0.0%
1966 0.399 +0.0%
1967 0.399 +0.0%
1968 0.399 +0.0%
1969 0.399 +0.0%
1970 0.399 +0.0%
1971 0.399 +0.0%
1972 0.399 +0.0%
1973 0.399 +0.0%
1974 0.399 +0.0%
1975 0.399 +0.0%
1976 0.399 +0.0%
1977 0.379 -5.0%
1978 0.379 +0.0%
1979 0.538 +42.0%
1980 0.66 +22.7%
1981 0.656 -0.6%
1982 0.656 +0.0%
1983 0.656 +0.0%
1984 0.605 -7.8%
1985 0.605 +0.0%
1986 0.605 +0.0%
1987 0.623 +3.0%
1988 0.623 +0.0%
1989 0.633 +1.6%
1990 0.633 +0.0%
1991 0.633 +0.0%
1992 0.633 +0.0%
1993 0.633 +0.0%
1994 0.633 +0.0%
1995 0.633 +0.0%
1996 0.633 +0.0%
1997 0.516 -18.5%
1998 0.516 +0.0%
1999 0.516 +0.0%
2000 0.516 +0.0%
2001 0.516 +0.0%
2002 0.516 +0.0%
2003 0.533 +3.3%
2004 0.533 +0.0%
2005 0.728 +36.6%
2006 0.728 +0.0%
2007 0.728 +0.0%
2008 0.728 +0.0%
2009 0.736 +1.1%
2010 0.736 +0.0%
2011 0.736 +0.0%
2012 0.736 +0.0%
2013 0.729 -1.0%
2014 0.728 -0.1%
2015 0.728 +0.0%
2016 0.722 -0.8%
2017 0.757 +4.8%
2018 0.768 +1.5%
2019 0.767 -0.1%
2020 0.778 +1.4%
2021 0.781 +0.4%
2022 0.769 -1.5%
2023 0.787 +2.3%
2024 0.783 -0.5%
2025 0.768 -1.9%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.768 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.768 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.744 0.744 0.744 1
1790s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1800s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1810s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1820s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1830s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1840s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1850s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1860s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1870s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1880s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1890s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
1900s 0.7056 0.573 0.744 10
1910s 0.6885 0.6 0.711 10
1920s 0.5555 0.458 0.711 10
1930s 0.449 0.443 0.458 10
1940s 0.3998 0.389 0.443 10
1950s 0.3802 0.288 0.417 10
1960s 0.4026 0.399 0.417 10
1970s 0.4089 0.379 0.538 10
1980s 0.6322 0.605 0.66 10
1990s 0.5979 0.516 0.633 10
2000s 0.6262 0.516 0.736 10
2010s 0.7407 0.722 0.768 10
2020s 0.7777 0.768 0.787 6

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 39 Bangladesh 0.78 compare
  2. 40 Comoros 0.774 compare
  3. 41 Afghanistan 0.769 compare
  4. 43 Laos 0.765 compare
  5. 44 Bolivia 0.763 compare
  6. 45 Togo 0.757 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Iran?
Political corruption index in Iran was 0.768 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.787 in 2023.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.288 in 1953.
How does Iran rank for political corruption index?
Iran ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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.