Political Corruption Index in Latvia
Latvia: Political Corruption Index was 0.07 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Corruption Index in Latvia, 1920–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.07 for political corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Latvia peaked at 0.371 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 154th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.126 | — |
| 1921 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.198 | +57.1% |
| 1924 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.196 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.111 | -43.4% |
| 1936 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.202 | +82.0% |
| 1991 | 0.364 | +80.2% |
| 1992 | 0.371 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.368 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.348 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.338 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.333 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.326 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.314 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.291 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.171 | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 0.165 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.162 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.151 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.182 | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.15 | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.146 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.141 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.118 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.117 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.085 | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.082 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.107 | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 0.129 | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.118 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.099 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.087 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.071 | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.07 | -1.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +82.0% | 0.111 | 0.202 |
| 1991 | +80.2% | 0.202 | 0.364 |
| 1923 | +57.1% | 0.126 | 0.198 |
| 1935 | -43.4% | 0.196 | 0.111 |
| 2002 | -41.2% | 0.291 | 0.171 |
| 2016 | +30.5% | 0.082 | 0.107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1764 | 0.126 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1543 | 0.111 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3335 | 0.202 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.185 | 0.141 | 0.291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1085 | 0.082 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 | 0.07 | 0.099 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 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 Latvia?
- Political corruption index in Latvia was 0.07 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.371 in 1992.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for political corruption index?
- Latvia ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.