Political Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Political Corruption Index was 0.793 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.793
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.923
in 2005
All-time low
0.527
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Political Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.793.
That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.923 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.527, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.527 | — |
| 1991 | 0.605 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.743 | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.764 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.836 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.869 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.877 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.881 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.889 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.892 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.923 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.85 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.845 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.85 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.821 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.856 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.843 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.832 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.792 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.813 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.833 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.826 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.808 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.793 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.793 | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.793 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.793 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7864 | 0.527 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9096 | 0.889 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8366 | 0.792 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.811 | 0.793 | 0.833 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More social development data for Kyrgyzstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Political corruption index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.793 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.923 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.527 in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for political corruption index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.