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Political Corruption Index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Political Corruption Index was 0.942 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.942
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 1950
All-time low
0.537
in 1995
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Political Corruption Index in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Nicaragua stood at 0.942. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Nicaragua peaked at 0.942 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.537, in 1995.

Nicaragua ranks 3rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.839 —
1839 0.839 +0.0%
1840 0.839 +0.0%
1841 0.839 +0.0%
1842 0.839 +0.0%
1843 0.839 +0.0%
1844 0.839 +0.0%
1845 0.839 +0.0%
1846 0.839 +0.0%
1847 0.839 +0.0%
1848 0.839 +0.0%
1849 0.839 +0.0%
1850 0.839 +0.0%
1851 0.839 +0.0%
1852 0.839 +0.0%
1853 0.839 +0.0%
1854 0.839 +0.0%
1855 0.839 +0.0%
1856 0.839 +0.0%
1857 0.839 +0.0%
1858 0.615 -26.7%
1859 0.543 -11.7%
1860 0.543 +0.0%
1861 0.543 +0.0%
1862 0.543 +0.0%
1863 0.543 +0.0%
1864 0.543 +0.0%
1865 0.543 +0.0%
1866 0.543 +0.0%
1867 0.543 +0.0%
1868 0.543 +0.0%
1869 0.543 +0.0%
1870 0.543 +0.0%
1871 0.543 +0.0%
1872 0.543 +0.0%
1873 0.543 +0.0%
1874 0.543 +0.0%
1875 0.543 +0.0%
1876 0.543 +0.0%
1877 0.543 +0.0%
1878 0.543 +0.0%
1879 0.543 +0.0%
1880 0.543 +0.0%
1881 0.543 +0.0%
1882 0.543 +0.0%
1883 0.543 +0.0%
1884 0.543 +0.0%
1885 0.543 +0.0%
1886 0.543 +0.0%
1887 0.543 +0.0%
1888 0.543 +0.0%
1889 0.543 +0.0%
1890 0.861 +58.6%
1891 0.861 +0.0%
1892 0.861 +0.0%
1893 0.883 +2.6%
1894 0.883 +0.0%
1895 0.883 +0.0%
1896 0.883 +0.0%
1897 0.883 +0.0%
1898 0.883 +0.0%
1899 0.883 +0.0%
1900 0.883 +0.0%
1901 0.883 +0.0%
1902 0.883 +0.0%
1903 0.883 +0.0%
1904 0.883 +0.0%
1905 0.883 +0.0%
1906 0.883 +0.0%
1907 0.883 +0.0%
1908 0.883 +0.0%
1909 0.883 +0.0%
1910 0.883 +0.0%
1911 0.889 +0.7%
1912 0.886 -0.3%
1913 0.886 +0.0%
1914 0.883 -0.3%
1915 0.883 +0.0%
1916 0.883 +0.0%
1917 0.883 +0.0%
1918 0.883 +0.0%
1919 0.883 +0.0%
1920 0.883 +0.0%
1921 0.883 +0.0%
1922 0.883 +0.0%
1923 0.883 +0.0%
1924 0.883 +0.0%
1925 0.883 +0.0%
1926 0.883 +0.0%
1927 0.883 +0.0%
1928 0.86 -2.6%
1929 0.86 +0.0%
1930 0.86 +0.0%
1931 0.86 +0.0%
1932 0.86 +0.0%
1933 0.879 +2.2%
1934 0.882 +0.3%
1935 0.882 +0.0%
1936 0.934 +5.9%
1937 0.938 +0.4%
1938 0.938 +0.0%
1939 0.938 +0.0%
1940 0.938 +0.0%
1941 0.938 +0.0%
1942 0.938 +0.0%
1943 0.938 +0.0%
1944 0.938 +0.0%
1945 0.938 +0.0%
1946 0.938 +0.0%
1947 0.938 +0.0%
1948 0.941 +0.3%
1949 0.941 +0.0%
1950 0.942 +0.1%
1951 0.942 +0.0%
1952 0.942 +0.0%
1953 0.942 +0.0%
1954 0.942 +0.0%
1955 0.942 +0.0%
1956 0.942 +0.0%
1957 0.942 +0.0%
1958 0.942 +0.0%
1959 0.942 +0.0%
1960 0.942 +0.0%
1961 0.942 +0.0%
1962 0.942 +0.0%
1963 0.942 +0.0%
1964 0.942 +0.0%
1965 0.942 +0.0%
1966 0.942 +0.0%
1967 0.942 +0.0%
1968 0.942 +0.0%
1969 0.942 +0.0%
1970 0.942 +0.0%
1971 0.942 +0.0%
1972 0.942 +0.0%
1973 0.942 +0.0%
1974 0.942 +0.0%
1975 0.942 +0.0%
1976 0.942 +0.0%
1977 0.942 +0.0%
1978 0.942 +0.0%
1979 0.846 -10.2%
1980 0.548 -35.2%
1981 0.548 +0.0%
1982 0.548 +0.0%
1983 0.548 +0.0%
1984 0.562 +2.6%
1985 0.573 +2.0%
1986 0.625 +9.1%
1987 0.668 +6.9%
1988 0.69 +3.3%
1989 0.69 +0.0%
1990 0.57 -17.4%
1991 0.566 -0.7%
1992 0.557 -1.6%
1993 0.557 +0.0%
1994 0.557 +0.0%
1995 0.537 -3.6%
1996 0.658 +22.5%
1997 0.805 +22.3%
1998 0.805 +0.0%
1999 0.805 +0.0%
2000 0.805 +0.0%
2001 0.733 -8.9%
2002 0.733 +0.0%
2003 0.733 +0.0%
2004 0.753 +2.7%
2005 0.753 +0.0%
2006 0.758 +0.7%
2007 0.849 +12.0%
2008 0.845 -0.5%
2009 0.845 +0.0%
2010 0.839 -0.7%
2011 0.839 +0.0%
2012 0.839 +0.0%
2013 0.862 +2.7%
2014 0.865 +0.3%
2015 0.873 +0.9%
2016 0.873 +0.0%
2017 0.878 +0.6%
2018 0.896 +2.1%
2019 0.901 +0.6%
2020 0.938 +4.1%
2021 0.932 -0.6%
2022 0.937 +0.5%
2023 0.908 -3.1%
2024 0.942 +3.7%
2025 0.942 +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.942 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.942 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.574, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.839 0.839 0.839 2
1840s 0.839 0.839 0.839 10
1850s 0.787 0.543 0.839 10
1860s 0.543 0.543 0.543 10
1870s 0.543 0.543 0.543 10
1880s 0.543 0.543 0.543 10
1890s 0.8764 0.861 0.883 10
1900s 0.883 0.883 0.883 10
1910s 0.8842 0.883 0.889 10
1920s 0.8784 0.86 0.883 10
1930s 0.8971 0.86 0.938 10
1940s 0.9386 0.938 0.941 10
1950s 0.942 0.942 0.942 10
1960s 0.942 0.942 0.942 10
1970s 0.9324 0.846 0.942 10
1980s 0.6 0.548 0.69 10
1990s 0.6417 0.537 0.805 10
2000s 0.7807 0.733 0.849 10
2010s 0.8665 0.839 0.901 10
2020s 0.9332 0.908 0.942 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 1 Venezuela 0.968 compare
  2. 2 Chad 0.952 compare
  3. 4 Cameroon 0.939 compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 0.904 compare
  5. 6 Yemen 0.902 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Nicaragua?
Political corruption index in Nicaragua was 0.942 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 1950.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.537 in 1995.
How does Nicaragua rank for political corruption index?
Nicaragua ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.