Political Corruption Index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Political Corruption Index was 0.802 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.802
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.929
in 2008
All-time low
0.307
in 1955
Years of data
79
1947–2025
Political Corruption Index in Pakistan, 1947–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in Pakistan stood at 0.802.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Pakistan peaked at 0.929 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.307, in 1955.
Pakistan ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.386 | — |
| 1948 | 0.39 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.418 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 0.427 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.447 | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 0.307 | -31.3% |
| 1956 | 0.447 | +45.6% |
| 1957 | 0.512 | +14.5% |
| 1958 | 0.562 | +9.8% |
| 1959 | 0.479 | -14.8% |
| 1960 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.483 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.486 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.624 | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.711 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.727 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.778 | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.604 | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 0.604 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.565 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.637 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.656 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.656 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.731 | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.804 | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.831 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.822 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.752 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.752 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.828 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.866 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.929 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.925 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.923 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.906 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.891 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.883 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.886 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.901 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.902 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.904 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.898 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.913 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.818 | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 0.802 | -2.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.802 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.802 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Corruption Index in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +45.6% | 0.307 | 0.447 |
| 1955 | -31.3% | 0.447 | 0.307 |
| 1970 | +28.4% | 0.486 | 0.624 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3887 | 0.386 | 0.39 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.4426 | 0.307 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4843 | 0.479 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.716 | 0.604 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6309 | 0.565 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8301 | 0.822 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.852 | 0.752 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9047 | 0.883 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8722 | 0.802 | 0.913 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Pakistan?
- Political corruption index in Pakistan was 0.802 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.307 in 1955.
- How does Pakistan rank for political corruption index?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.