What is political corruption index in Kuwait?

Political corruption index in Kuwait was 0.346 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2010.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.315 in 2022.

How does Kuwait rank for political corruption index?

Kuwait ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kuwait 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.

Political Corruption Index in Kuwait

Name: Political Corruption Index in Kuwait
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Political Corruption Index was 0.346 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.346

Change on year

up 9.8%

World rank

109th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.521

in 2010

All-time low

0.315

in 2022

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.346 for political corruption index in 2025.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Kuwait peaked at 0.521 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.315, in 2022.

That places Kuwait 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Political Corruption Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Political Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.316	—
1790	0.316	+0.0%
1791	0.316	+0.0%
1792	0.316	+0.0%
1793	0.316	+0.0%
1794	0.316	+0.0%
1795	0.316	+0.0%
1796	0.316	+0.0%
1797	0.316	+0.0%
1798	0.316	+0.0%
1799	0.316	+0.0%
1800	0.316	+0.0%
1801	0.316	+0.0%
1802	0.316	+0.0%
1803	0.316	+0.0%
1804	0.316	+0.0%
1805	0.316	+0.0%
1806	0.316	+0.0%
1807	0.316	+0.0%
1808	0.316	+0.0%
1809	0.316	+0.0%
1810	0.316	+0.0%
1811	0.316	+0.0%
1812	0.316	+0.0%
1813	0.316	+0.0%
1814	0.316	+0.0%
1815	0.316	+0.0%
1816	0.316	+0.0%
1817	0.316	+0.0%
1818	0.316	+0.0%
1819	0.316	+0.0%
1820	0.316	+0.0%
1821	0.316	+0.0%
1822	0.316	+0.0%
1823	0.316	+0.0%
1824	0.316	+0.0%
1825	0.316	+0.0%
1826	0.316	+0.0%
1827	0.316	+0.0%
1828	0.316	+0.0%
1829	0.316	+0.0%
1830	0.316	+0.0%
1831	0.316	+0.0%
1832	0.316	+0.0%
1833	0.316	+0.0%
1834	0.316	+0.0%
1835	0.316	+0.0%
1836	0.316	+0.0%
1837	0.316	+0.0%
1838	0.316	+0.0%
1839	0.316	+0.0%
1840	0.316	+0.0%
1841	0.316	+0.0%
1842	0.316	+0.0%
1843	0.316	+0.0%
1844	0.316	+0.0%
1845	0.316	+0.0%
1846	0.316	+0.0%
1847	0.316	+0.0%
1848	0.316	+0.0%
1849	0.316	+0.0%
1850	0.316	+0.0%
1851	0.316	+0.0%
1852	0.316	+0.0%
1853	0.316	+0.0%
1854	0.316	+0.0%
1855	0.316	+0.0%
1856	0.316	+0.0%
1857	0.316	+0.0%
1858	0.316	+0.0%
1859	0.316	+0.0%
1860	0.316	+0.0%
1861	0.316	+0.0%
1862	0.316	+0.0%
1863	0.316	+0.0%
1864	0.316	+0.0%
1865	0.316	+0.0%
1866	0.316	+0.0%
1867	0.316	+0.0%
1868	0.316	+0.0%
1869	0.316	+0.0%
1870	0.316	+0.0%
1871	0.316	+0.0%
1872	0.316	+0.0%
1873	0.316	+0.0%
1874	0.316	+0.0%
1875	0.316	+0.0%
1876	0.316	+0.0%
1877	0.316	+0.0%
1878	0.316	+0.0%
1879	0.316	+0.0%
1880	0.316	+0.0%
1881	0.316	+0.0%
1882	0.316	+0.0%
1883	0.316	+0.0%
1884	0.316	+0.0%
1885	0.316	+0.0%
1886	0.316	+0.0%
1887	0.316	+0.0%
1888	0.316	+0.0%
1889	0.316	+0.0%
1890	0.316	+0.0%
1891	0.316	+0.0%
1892	0.316	+0.0%
1893	0.316	+0.0%
1894	0.316	+0.0%
1895	0.316	+0.0%
1896	0.316	+0.0%
1897	0.316	+0.0%
1898	0.316	+0.0%
1899	0.316	+0.0%
1900	0.316	+0.0%
1901	0.316	+0.0%
1902	0.316	+0.0%
1903	0.316	+0.0%
1904	0.316	+0.0%
1905	0.316	+0.0%
1906	0.316	+0.0%
1907	0.316	+0.0%
1908	0.316	+0.0%
1909	0.316	+0.0%
1910	0.316	+0.0%
1911	0.316	+0.0%
1912	0.316	+0.0%
1913	0.316	+0.0%
1914	0.316	+0.0%
1915	0.316	+0.0%
1916	0.316	+0.0%
1917	0.316	+0.0%
1918	0.316	+0.0%
1919	0.316	+0.0%
1920	0.316	+0.0%
1921	0.316	+0.0%
1922	0.316	+0.0%
1923	0.316	+0.0%
1924	0.316	+0.0%
1925	0.316	+0.0%
1926	0.316	+0.0%
1927	0.316	+0.0%
1928	0.316	+0.0%
1929	0.316	+0.0%
1930	0.316	+0.0%
1931	0.316	+0.0%
1932	0.316	+0.0%
1933	0.316	+0.0%
1934	0.316	+0.0%
1935	0.316	+0.0%
1936	0.316	+0.0%
1937	0.316	+0.0%
1938	0.316	+0.0%
1939	0.316	+0.0%
1940	0.316	+0.0%
1941	0.316	+0.0%
1942	0.316	+0.0%
1943	0.316	+0.0%
1944	0.316	+0.0%
1945	0.316	+0.0%
1946	0.316	+0.0%
1947	0.316	+0.0%
1948	0.316	+0.0%
1949	0.316	+0.0%
1950	0.316	+0.0%
1951	0.316	+0.0%
1952	0.316	+0.0%
1953	0.316	+0.0%
1954	0.316	+0.0%
1955	0.316	+0.0%
1956	0.316	+0.0%
1957	0.316	+0.0%
1958	0.316	+0.0%
1959	0.316	+0.0%
1960	0.356	+12.7%
1961	0.354	-0.6%
1962	0.458	+29.4%
1963	0.47	+2.6%
1964	0.47	+0.0%
1965	0.47	+0.0%
1966	0.47	+0.0%
1967	0.47	+0.0%
1968	0.47	+0.0%
1969	0.47	+0.0%
1970	0.47	+0.0%
1971	0.47	+0.0%
1972	0.47	+0.0%
1973	0.47	+0.0%
1974	0.47	+0.0%
1975	0.47	+0.0%
1976	0.355	-24.5%
1977	0.355	+0.0%
1978	0.355	+0.0%
1979	0.355	+0.0%
1980	0.369	+3.9%
1981	0.488	+32.2%
1982	0.488	+0.0%
1983	0.488	+0.0%
1984	0.488	+0.0%
1985	0.488	+0.0%
1986	0.375	-23.2%
1987	0.375	+0.0%
1988	0.375	+0.0%
1989	0.375	+0.0%
1990	0.375	+0.0%
1991	0.375	+0.0%
1992	0.5	+33.3%
1993	0.5	+0.0%
1994	0.5	+0.0%
1995	0.5	+0.0%
1996	0.5	+0.0%
1997	0.5	+0.0%
1998	0.5	+0.0%
1999	0.5	+0.0%
2000	0.5	+0.0%
2001	0.5	+0.0%
2002	0.5	+0.0%
2003	0.5	+0.0%
2004	0.513	+2.6%
2005	0.513	+0.0%
2006	0.513	+0.0%
2007	0.513	+0.0%
2008	0.513	+0.0%
2009	0.513	+0.0%
2010	0.521	+1.6%
2011	0.521	+0.0%
2012	0.521	+0.0%
2013	0.521	+0.0%
2014	0.521	+0.0%
2015	0.521	+0.0%
2016	0.521	+0.0%
2017	0.5	-4.0%
2018	0.5	+0.0%
2019	0.46	-8.0%
2020	0.462	+0.4%
2021	0.462	+0.0%
2022	0.315	-31.8%
2023	0.315	+0.0%
2024	0.315	+0.0%
2025	0.346	+9.8%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.346 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 4.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.346 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.316	0.316	0.316	1
1790s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1800s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1810s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1820s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1830s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1840s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1850s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1860s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1870s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1880s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1890s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1900s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1910s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1920s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1930s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1940s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1950s	0.316	0.316	0.316	10
1960s	0.4458	0.354	0.47	10
1970s	0.424	0.355	0.47	10
1980s	0.4309	0.369	0.488	10
1990s	0.475	0.375	0.5	10
2000s	0.5078	0.5	0.513	10
2010s	0.5107	0.46	0.521	10
2020s	0.3692	0.315	0.462	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

106 Burkina Faso 0.373 compare
107 Vatican 0.366 compare
108 Mauritius 0.356 compare
110 Vanuatu 0.332 compare
111 Qatar 0.331 compare
112 Tanzania 0.329 compare

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More social development data for Kuwait

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Kuwait?: Political corruption index in Kuwait was 0.346 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2010.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.315 in 2022.
How does Kuwait rank for political corruption index?: Kuwait ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.