Political Corruption Index in Morocco
Morocco: Political Corruption Index was 0.671 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Corruption Index in Morocco, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in Morocco is 0.671, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Morocco peaked at 0.795 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.664, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 61st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.795 | — |
| 1790 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.787 | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.747 | -5.1% |
| 1913 | 0.725 | -2.9% |
| 1914 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.722 | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.713 | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.707 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.723 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.747 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.762 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.768 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.762 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.774 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.791 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.774 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.79 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.786 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.768 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.75 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.729 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.707 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.692 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.694 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.699 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.707 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.699 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.666 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.666 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.669 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.664 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.671 | +1.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.671 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.671 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.791 | 0.787 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.787 | 0.787 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7345 | 0.713 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.707 | 0.707 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.707 | 0.707 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.707 | 0.707 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7206 | 0.707 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7629 | 0.747 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7823 | 0.774 | 0.791 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7852 | 0.768 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7222 | 0.707 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.689 | 0.666 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.668 | 0.664 | 0.671 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 58 India 0.684 compare
- 58 Papua New Guinea 0.684 compare
- 60 El Salvador 0.682 compare
- 62 North Korea 0.67 compare
- 63 Algeria 0.662 compare
- 64 Ecuador 0.652 compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (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 Morocco?
- Political corruption index in Morocco was 0.671 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.795 in 1789.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.664 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for political corruption index?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.