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Political Corruption Index in Laos

Laos: Political Corruption Index was 0.765 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.765
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.844
in 1970
All-time low
0.64
in 1941
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Corruption Index in Laos, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.765 for political corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Laos peaked at 0.844 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 1941.

Laos ranks 43rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Laos, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.691 —
1901 0.691 +0.0%
1902 0.691 +0.0%
1903 0.691 +0.0%
1904 0.691 +0.0%
1905 0.691 +0.0%
1906 0.691 +0.0%
1907 0.691 +0.0%
1908 0.691 +0.0%
1909 0.691 +0.0%
1910 0.691 +0.0%
1911 0.691 +0.0%
1912 0.691 +0.0%
1913 0.691 +0.0%
1914 0.691 +0.0%
1915 0.691 +0.0%
1916 0.691 +0.0%
1917 0.691 +0.0%
1918 0.691 +0.0%
1919 0.691 +0.0%
1920 0.691 +0.0%
1921 0.691 +0.0%
1922 0.691 +0.0%
1923 0.691 +0.0%
1924 0.691 +0.0%
1925 0.691 +0.0%
1926 0.691 +0.0%
1927 0.691 +0.0%
1928 0.691 +0.0%
1929 0.691 +0.0%
1930 0.691 +0.0%
1931 0.691 +0.0%
1932 0.691 +0.0%
1933 0.691 +0.0%
1934 0.691 +0.0%
1935 0.691 +0.0%
1936 0.691 +0.0%
1937 0.691 +0.0%
1938 0.691 +0.0%
1939 0.691 +0.0%
1940 0.691 +0.0%
1941 0.64 -7.4%
1942 0.64 +0.0%
1943 0.64 +0.0%
1944 0.64 +0.0%
1945 0.701 +9.5%
1946 0.733 +4.6%
1947 0.723 -1.4%
1948 0.761 +5.3%
1949 0.761 +0.0%
1950 0.769 +1.1%
1951 0.769 +0.0%
1952 0.769 +0.0%
1953 0.78 +1.4%
1954 0.807 +3.5%
1955 0.807 +0.0%
1956 0.807 +0.0%
1957 0.807 +0.0%
1958 0.807 +0.0%
1959 0.807 +0.0%
1960 0.807 +0.0%
1961 0.807 +0.0%
1962 0.807 +0.0%
1963 0.807 +0.0%
1964 0.807 +0.0%
1965 0.807 +0.0%
1966 0.807 +0.0%
1967 0.807 +0.0%
1968 0.807 +0.0%
1969 0.807 +0.0%
1970 0.844 +4.6%
1971 0.844 +0.0%
1972 0.844 +0.0%
1973 0.844 +0.0%
1974 0.844 +0.0%
1975 0.749 -11.3%
1976 0.706 -5.7%
1977 0.706 +0.0%
1978 0.706 +0.0%
1979 0.706 +0.0%
1980 0.706 +0.0%
1981 0.706 +0.0%
1982 0.706 +0.0%
1983 0.706 +0.0%
1984 0.706 +0.0%
1985 0.706 +0.0%
1986 0.736 +4.2%
1987 0.736 +0.0%
1988 0.736 +0.0%
1989 0.776 +5.4%
1990 0.776 +0.0%
1991 0.776 +0.0%
1992 0.779 +0.4%
1993 0.779 +0.0%
1994 0.779 +0.0%
1995 0.779 +0.0%
1996 0.779 +0.0%
1997 0.779 +0.0%
1998 0.779 +0.0%
1999 0.779 +0.0%
2000 0.779 +0.0%
2001 0.779 +0.0%
2002 0.779 +0.0%
2003 0.779 +0.0%
2004 0.779 +0.0%
2005 0.779 +0.0%
2006 0.778 -0.1%
2007 0.778 +0.0%
2008 0.778 +0.0%
2009 0.778 +0.0%
2010 0.785 +0.9%
2011 0.785 +0.0%
2012 0.785 +0.0%
2013 0.785 +0.0%
2014 0.785 +0.0%
2015 0.785 +0.0%
2016 0.785 +0.0%
2017 0.78 -0.6%
2018 0.78 +0.0%
2019 0.779 -0.1%
2020 0.755 -3.1%
2021 0.763 +1.1%
2022 0.752 -1.4%
2023 0.733 -2.5%
2024 0.752 +2.6%
2025 0.765 +1.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.765 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.765 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.51, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.691 0.691 0.691 10
1910s 0.691 0.691 0.691 10
1920s 0.691 0.691 0.691 10
1930s 0.691 0.691 0.691 10
1940s 0.693 0.64 0.761 10
1950s 0.7929 0.769 0.807 10
1960s 0.807 0.807 0.807 10
1970s 0.7793 0.706 0.844 10
1980s 0.722 0.706 0.776 10
1990s 0.7784 0.776 0.779 10
2000s 0.7786 0.778 0.779 10
2010s 0.7834 0.779 0.785 10
2020s 0.7533 0.733 0.765 6

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 40 Comoros 0.774 compare
  2. 41 Afghanistan 0.769 compare
  3. 42 Iran 0.768 compare
  4. 44 Bolivia 0.763 compare
  5. 45 Togo 0.757 compare
  6. 46 North Macedonia 0.753 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Laos?
Political corruption index in Laos was 0.765 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 1970.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 1941.
How does Laos rank for political corruption index?
Laos ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos 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.