Political Corruption Index in Libya
Libya: Political Corruption Index was 0.811 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.811
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.865
in 1971
All-time low
0.48
in 1951
Years of data
83
1934–2025
Political Corruption Index in Libya, 1934–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.811 for political corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Libya peaked at 0.865 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 1951.
That places Libya 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 83 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 0.704 | — |
| 1935 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.719 | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.48 | -33.2% |
| 1952 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.533 | +11.0% |
| 1954 | 0.591 | +10.9% |
| 1955 | 0.576 | -2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.52 | -9.7% |
| 1957 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.502 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.812 | +61.8% |
| 1971 | 0.865 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.858 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.86 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.836 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.768 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.785 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.801 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.777 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.799 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.776 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.793 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.808 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.83 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.781 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.819 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.811 | -1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.811 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.811 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.704 | 0.704 | 0.704 | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.7115 | 0.704 | 0.719 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.5267 | 0.48 | 0.591 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5182 | 0.502 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8583 | 0.812 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8582 | 0.858 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8003 | 0.768 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8113 | 0.781 | 0.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0.828 compare
- 27 Mauritania 0.825 compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 0.823 compare
- 30 Guinea 0.808 compare
- 31 Turkey 0.804 compare
- 32 Pakistan 0.802 compare
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (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 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Political corruption index in Libya was 0.811 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.865 in 1971.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 1951.
- How does Libya rank for political corruption index?
- Libya ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.