Political Corruption Index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Political Corruption Index was 0.753 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index in North Macedonia, 1991–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.753 for political corruption index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.754 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1991.
That places North Macedonia 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.46 | — |
| 1992 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.517 | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.551 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.54 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.547 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.585 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.619 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.616 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.636 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.658 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.709 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.719 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.723 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.539 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.616 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.642 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.666 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.726 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.725 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.753 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.754 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.753 | -0.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.753 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.62, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.753 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -25.4% | 0.723 | 0.539 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5157 | 0.46 | 0.551 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.564 | 0.54 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.668 | 0.539 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7295 | 0.666 | 0.754 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Political corruption index in North Macedonia was 0.753 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.754 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 1991.
- How does North Macedonia rank for political corruption index?
- North Macedonia ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.