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Political Corruption Index in Mexico

Mexico: Political Corruption Index was 0.574 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.574
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.853
in 1877
All-time low
0.507
in 2021
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Mexico, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political corruption index in Mexico is 0.574, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Mexico peaked at 0.853 in 1877 and was at its lowest, 0.507, in 2021.

Mexico ranks 79th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.68 —
1790 0.68 +0.0%
1791 0.68 +0.0%
1792 0.68 +0.0%
1793 0.68 +0.0%
1794 0.68 +0.0%
1795 0.68 +0.0%
1796 0.68 +0.0%
1797 0.68 +0.0%
1798 0.68 +0.0%
1799 0.68 +0.0%
1800 0.68 +0.0%
1801 0.68 +0.0%
1802 0.68 +0.0%
1803 0.68 +0.0%
1804 0.68 +0.0%
1805 0.68 +0.0%
1806 0.68 +0.0%
1807 0.68 +0.0%
1808 0.68 +0.0%
1809 0.68 +0.0%
1810 0.68 +0.0%
1811 0.68 +0.0%
1812 0.68 +0.0%
1813 0.68 +0.0%
1814 0.68 +0.0%
1815 0.68 +0.0%
1816 0.68 +0.0%
1817 0.68 +0.0%
1818 0.68 +0.0%
1819 0.68 +0.0%
1820 0.68 +0.0%
1821 0.687 +1.0%
1822 0.527 -23.3%
1823 0.527 +0.0%
1824 0.609 +15.6%
1825 0.609 +0.0%
1826 0.609 +0.0%
1827 0.609 +0.0%
1828 0.609 +0.0%
1829 0.609 +0.0%
1830 0.609 +0.0%
1831 0.609 +0.0%
1832 0.609 +0.0%
1833 0.609 +0.0%
1834 0.609 +0.0%
1835 0.609 +0.0%
1836 0.609 +0.0%
1837 0.609 +0.0%
1838 0.609 +0.0%
1839 0.609 +0.0%
1840 0.609 +0.0%
1841 0.609 +0.0%
1842 0.609 +0.0%
1843 0.609 +0.0%
1844 0.609 +0.0%
1845 0.609 +0.0%
1846 0.609 +0.0%
1847 0.609 +0.0%
1848 0.609 +0.0%
1849 0.609 +0.0%
1850 0.735 +20.7%
1851 0.735 +0.0%
1852 0.735 +0.0%
1853 0.735 +0.0%
1854 0.61 -17.0%
1855 0.61 +0.0%
1856 0.61 +0.0%
1857 0.649 +6.4%
1858 0.649 +0.0%
1859 0.649 +0.0%
1860 0.649 +0.0%
1861 0.649 +0.0%
1862 0.649 +0.0%
1863 0.649 +0.0%
1864 0.649 +0.0%
1865 0.582 -10.3%
1866 0.582 +0.0%
1867 0.649 +11.5%
1868 0.649 +0.0%
1869 0.649 +0.0%
1870 0.657 +1.2%
1871 0.657 +0.0%
1872 0.657 +0.0%
1873 0.657 +0.0%
1874 0.657 +0.0%
1875 0.657 +0.0%
1876 0.719 +9.4%
1877 0.853 +18.6%
1878 0.853 +0.0%
1879 0.853 +0.0%
1880 0.853 +0.0%
1881 0.853 +0.0%
1882 0.853 +0.0%
1883 0.853 +0.0%
1884 0.853 +0.0%
1885 0.853 +0.0%
1886 0.853 +0.0%
1887 0.853 +0.0%
1888 0.853 +0.0%
1889 0.853 +0.0%
1890 0.853 +0.0%
1891 0.853 +0.0%
1892 0.853 +0.0%
1893 0.853 +0.0%
1894 0.853 +0.0%
1895 0.853 +0.0%
1896 0.853 +0.0%
1897 0.853 +0.0%
1898 0.853 +0.0%
1899 0.853 +0.0%
1900 0.853 +0.0%
1901 0.853 +0.0%
1902 0.853 +0.0%
1903 0.853 +0.0%
1904 0.853 +0.0%
1905 0.853 +0.0%
1906 0.853 +0.0%
1907 0.853 +0.0%
1908 0.853 +0.0%
1909 0.853 +0.0%
1910 0.853 +0.0%
1911 0.815 -4.5%
1912 0.811 -0.5%
1913 0.769 -5.2%
1914 0.769 +0.0%
1915 0.769 +0.0%
1916 0.769 +0.0%
1917 0.783 +1.8%
1918 0.787 +0.5%
1919 0.787 +0.0%
1920 0.787 +0.0%
1921 0.787 +0.0%
1922 0.787 +0.0%
1923 0.787 +0.0%
1924 0.787 +0.0%
1925 0.787 +0.0%
1926 0.787 +0.0%
1927 0.787 +0.0%
1928 0.787 +0.0%
1929 0.822 +4.4%
1930 0.822 +0.0%
1931 0.822 +0.0%
1932 0.822 +0.0%
1933 0.822 +0.0%
1934 0.822 +0.0%
1935 0.82 -0.2%
1936 0.82 +0.0%
1937 0.82 +0.0%
1938 0.82 +0.0%
1939 0.82 +0.0%
1940 0.82 +0.0%
1941 0.82 +0.0%
1942 0.82 +0.0%
1943 0.82 +0.0%
1944 0.82 +0.0%
1945 0.82 +0.0%
1946 0.82 +0.0%
1947 0.82 +0.0%
1948 0.82 +0.0%
1949 0.82 +0.0%
1950 0.82 +0.0%
1951 0.82 +0.0%
1952 0.82 +0.0%
1953 0.82 +0.0%
1954 0.82 +0.0%
1955 0.82 +0.0%
1956 0.82 +0.0%
1957 0.82 +0.0%
1958 0.82 +0.0%
1959 0.82 +0.0%
1960 0.82 +0.0%
1961 0.82 +0.0%
1962 0.82 +0.0%
1963 0.82 +0.0%
1964 0.82 +0.0%
1965 0.82 +0.0%
1966 0.82 +0.0%
1967 0.82 +0.0%
1968 0.82 +0.0%
1969 0.82 +0.0%
1970 0.82 +0.0%
1971 0.82 +0.0%
1972 0.82 +0.0%
1973 0.82 +0.0%
1974 0.82 +0.0%
1975 0.82 +0.0%
1976 0.82 +0.0%
1977 0.82 +0.0%
1978 0.82 +0.0%
1979 0.82 +0.0%
1980 0.82 +0.0%
1981 0.82 +0.0%
1982 0.782 -4.6%
1983 0.772 -1.3%
1984 0.772 +0.0%
1985 0.772 +0.0%
1986 0.772 +0.0%
1987 0.772 +0.0%
1988 0.772 +0.0%
1989 0.769 -0.4%
1990 0.769 +0.0%
1991 0.769 +0.0%
1992 0.769 +0.0%
1993 0.769 +0.0%
1994 0.679 -11.7%
1995 0.662 -2.5%
1996 0.662 +0.0%
1997 0.643 -2.9%
1998 0.64 -0.5%
1999 0.64 +0.0%
2000 0.55 -14.1%
2001 0.549 -0.2%
2002 0.573 +4.4%
2003 0.611 +6.6%
2004 0.611 +0.0%
2005 0.611 +0.0%
2006 0.609 -0.3%
2007 0.609 +0.0%
2008 0.609 +0.0%
2009 0.609 +0.0%
2010 0.633 +3.9%
2011 0.633 +0.0%
2012 0.663 +4.7%
2013 0.758 +14.3%
2014 0.758 +0.0%
2015 0.724 -4.5%
2016 0.724 +0.0%
2017 0.682 -5.8%
2018 0.652 -4.4%
2019 0.607 -6.9%
2020 0.592 -2.5%
2021 0.507 -14.4%
2022 0.546 +7.7%
2023 0.529 -3.1%
2024 0.581 +9.8%
2025 0.574 -1.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.574 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.574 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.574, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.68 0.68 0.68 1
1790s 0.68 0.68 0.68 10
1800s 0.68 0.68 0.68 10
1810s 0.68 0.68 0.68 10
1820s 0.6075 0.527 0.687 10
1830s 0.609 0.609 0.609 10
1840s 0.609 0.609 0.609 10
1850s 0.6717 0.61 0.735 10
1860s 0.6356 0.582 0.649 10
1870s 0.722 0.657 0.853 10
1880s 0.853 0.853 0.853 10
1890s 0.853 0.853 0.853 10
1900s 0.853 0.853 0.853 10
1910s 0.7912 0.769 0.853 10
1920s 0.7905 0.787 0.822 10
1930s 0.821 0.82 0.822 10
1940s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1950s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1960s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1970s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1980s 0.7823 0.769 0.82 10
1990s 0.7002 0.64 0.769 10
2000s 0.5941 0.549 0.611 10
2010s 0.6834 0.607 0.758 10
2020s 0.5548 0.507 0.592 6

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  3. 78 Dominican Republic 0.588 compare
  4. 80 Sierra Leone 0.571 compare
  5. 81 Angola 0.57 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Mexico?
Political corruption index in Mexico was 0.574 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 1877.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.507 in 2021.
How does Mexico rank for political corruption index?
Mexico ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.