What is political corruption index in Myanmar?

Political corruption index in Myanmar was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 0.878 in 1989.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.312 in 2018.

How does Myanmar rank for political corruption index?

Myanmar ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Myanmar 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.

Political Corruption Index in Myanmar

Name: Political Corruption Index in Myanmar
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Political Corruption Index was 0.859 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.859

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.878

in 1989

All-time low

0.312

in 2018

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Myanmar, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political corruption index in Myanmar is 0.859, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Myanmar peaked at 0.878 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.312, in 2018.

That places Myanmar 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Political Corruption Index in Myanmar, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.759	—
1790	0.759	+0.0%
1791	0.759	+0.0%
1792	0.759	+0.0%
1793	0.759	+0.0%
1794	0.759	+0.0%
1795	0.759	+0.0%
1796	0.759	+0.0%
1797	0.759	+0.0%
1798	0.759	+0.0%
1799	0.759	+0.0%
1800	0.759	+0.0%
1801	0.759	+0.0%
1802	0.759	+0.0%
1803	0.759	+0.0%
1804	0.759	+0.0%
1805	0.759	+0.0%
1806	0.759	+0.0%
1807	0.759	+0.0%
1808	0.759	+0.0%
1809	0.759	+0.0%
1810	0.759	+0.0%
1811	0.759	+0.0%
1812	0.759	+0.0%
1813	0.759	+0.0%
1814	0.759	+0.0%
1815	0.759	+0.0%
1816	0.759	+0.0%
1817	0.759	+0.0%
1818	0.759	+0.0%
1819	0.759	+0.0%
1820	0.759	+0.0%
1821	0.759	+0.0%
1822	0.759	+0.0%
1823	0.759	+0.0%
1824	0.759	+0.0%
1825	0.759	+0.0%
1826	0.759	+0.0%
1827	0.759	+0.0%
1828	0.759	+0.0%
1829	0.759	+0.0%
1830	0.759	+0.0%
1831	0.759	+0.0%
1832	0.759	+0.0%
1833	0.759	+0.0%
1834	0.759	+0.0%
1835	0.759	+0.0%
1836	0.759	+0.0%
1837	0.759	+0.0%
1838	0.759	+0.0%
1839	0.759	+0.0%
1840	0.759	+0.0%
1841	0.759	+0.0%
1842	0.759	+0.0%
1843	0.759	+0.0%
1844	0.759	+0.0%
1845	0.759	+0.0%
1846	0.759	+0.0%
1847	0.759	+0.0%
1848	0.759	+0.0%
1849	0.759	+0.0%
1850	0.759	+0.0%
1851	0.759	+0.0%
1852	0.759	+0.0%
1853	0.759	+0.0%
1854	0.759	+0.0%
1855	0.759	+0.0%
1856	0.759	+0.0%
1857	0.759	+0.0%
1858	0.759	+0.0%
1859	0.759	+0.0%
1860	0.759	+0.0%
1861	0.759	+0.0%
1862	0.759	+0.0%
1863	0.759	+0.0%
1864	0.759	+0.0%
1865	0.759	+0.0%
1866	0.644	-15.2%
1867	0.644	+0.0%
1868	0.644	+0.0%
1869	0.644	+0.0%
1870	0.644	+0.0%
1871	0.644	+0.0%
1872	0.644	+0.0%
1873	0.644	+0.0%
1874	0.644	+0.0%
1875	0.644	+0.0%
1876	0.644	+0.0%
1877	0.644	+0.0%
1878	0.644	+0.0%
1879	0.644	+0.0%
1880	0.644	+0.0%
1881	0.644	+0.0%
1882	0.644	+0.0%
1883	0.644	+0.0%
1884	0.644	+0.0%
1885	0.687	+6.7%
1886	0.348	-49.3%
1887	0.348	+0.0%
1888	0.348	+0.0%
1889	0.348	+0.0%
1890	0.348	+0.0%
1891	0.348	+0.0%
1892	0.348	+0.0%
1893	0.348	+0.0%
1894	0.348	+0.0%
1895	0.348	+0.0%
1896	0.348	+0.0%
1897	0.348	+0.0%
1898	0.348	+0.0%
1899	0.348	+0.0%
1900	0.348	+0.0%
1901	0.348	+0.0%
1902	0.348	+0.0%
1903	0.348	+0.0%
1904	0.348	+0.0%
1905	0.348	+0.0%
1906	0.348	+0.0%
1907	0.348	+0.0%
1908	0.348	+0.0%
1909	0.348	+0.0%
1910	0.348	+0.0%
1911	0.348	+0.0%
1912	0.348	+0.0%
1913	0.348	+0.0%
1914	0.348	+0.0%
1915	0.348	+0.0%
1916	0.348	+0.0%
1917	0.348	+0.0%
1918	0.348	+0.0%
1919	0.348	+0.0%
1920	0.348	+0.0%
1921	0.348	+0.0%
1922	0.348	+0.0%
1923	0.323	-7.2%
1924	0.323	+0.0%
1925	0.323	+0.0%
1926	0.323	+0.0%
1927	0.323	+0.0%
1928	0.323	+0.0%
1929	0.323	+0.0%
1930	0.323	+0.0%
1931	0.323	+0.0%
1932	0.323	+0.0%
1933	0.323	+0.0%
1934	0.323	+0.0%
1935	0.339	+5.0%
1936	0.339	+0.0%
1937	0.339	+0.0%
1938	0.339	+0.0%
1939	0.339	+0.0%
1940	0.339	+0.0%
1941	0.339	+0.0%
1942	0.359	+5.9%
1943	0.359	+0.0%
1944	0.359	+0.0%
1945	0.35	-2.5%
1946	0.35	+0.0%
1947	0.343	-2.0%
1948	0.41	+19.5%
1949	0.41	+0.0%
1950	0.41	+0.0%
1951	0.41	+0.0%
1952	0.41	+0.0%
1953	0.415	+1.2%
1954	0.415	+0.0%
1955	0.415	+0.0%
1956	0.415	+0.0%
1957	0.415	+0.0%
1958	0.427	+2.9%
1959	0.427	+0.0%
1960	0.427	+0.0%
1961	0.427	+0.0%
1962	0.635	+48.7%
1963	0.807	+27.1%
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	0.807	+0.0%
1971	0.807	+0.0%
1972	0.807	+0.0%
1973	0.807	+0.0%
1974	0.807	+0.0%
1975	0.825	+2.2%
1976	0.825	+0.0%
1977	0.825	+0.0%
1978	0.825	+0.0%
1979	0.825	+0.0%
1980	0.825	+0.0%
1981	0.825	+0.0%
1982	0.825	+0.0%
1983	0.825	+0.0%
1984	0.825	+0.0%
1985	0.825	+0.0%
1986	0.825	+0.0%
1987	0.825	+0.0%
1988	0.874	+5.9%
1989	0.878	+0.5%
1990	0.878	+0.0%
1991	0.878	+0.0%
1992	0.878	+0.0%
1993	0.878	+0.0%
1994	0.878	+0.0%
1995	0.878	+0.0%
1996	0.878	+0.0%
1997	0.878	+0.0%
1998	0.878	+0.0%
1999	0.878	+0.0%
2000	0.878	+0.0%
2001	0.878	+0.0%
2002	0.878	+0.0%
2003	0.878	+0.0%
2004	0.878	+0.0%
2005	0.878	+0.0%
2006	0.878	+0.0%
2007	0.878	+0.0%
2008	0.878	+0.0%
2009	0.878	+0.0%
2010	0.847	-3.5%
2011	0.739	-12.8%
2012	0.742	+0.4%
2013	0.66	-11.1%
2014	0.66	+0.0%
2015	0.532	-19.4%
2016	0.409	-23.1%
2017	0.392	-4.2%
2018	0.312	-20.4%
2019	0.333	+6.7%
2020	0.33	-0.9%
2021	0.662	+100.6%
2022	0.813	+22.8%
2023	0.842	+3.6%
2024	0.859	+2.0%
2025	0.859	+0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 0.859 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 0.859 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.51, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.759	0.759	0.759	1
1790s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1800s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1810s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1820s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1830s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1840s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1850s	0.759	0.759	0.759	10
1860s	0.713	0.644	0.759	10
1870s	0.644	0.644	0.644	10
1880s	0.5299	0.348	0.687	10
1890s	0.348	0.348	0.348	10
1900s	0.348	0.348	0.348	10
1910s	0.348	0.348	0.348	10
1920s	0.3305	0.323	0.348	10
1930s	0.331	0.323	0.339	10
1940s	0.3618	0.339	0.41	10
1950s	0.4159	0.41	0.427	10
1960s	0.7138	0.427	0.807	10
1970s	0.816	0.807	0.825	10
1980s	0.8352	0.825	0.878	10
1990s	0.878	0.878	0.878	10
2000s	0.878	0.878	0.878	10
2010s	0.5626	0.312	0.847	10
2020s	0.7275	0.33	0.859	6

Countries ranked near Myanmar

14 Madagascar 0.882 compare
15 Liberia 0.877 compare
16 Somalia 0.87 compare
18 Equatorial Guinea 0.858 compare
19 Central African Republic 0.854 compare
20 Zimbabwe 0.852 compare

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More social development data for Myanmar

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Myanmar?: Political corruption index in Myanmar was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 0.878 in 1989.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.312 in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for political corruption index?: Myanmar ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.