What is political corruption index in Portugal?

Political corruption index in Portugal was 0.166 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 0.582 in 1835.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.084 in 1975.

How does Portugal rank for political corruption index?

Portugal ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal

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

Portugal: Political Corruption Index was 0.166 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.166

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

137th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.582

in 1835

All-time low

0.084

in 1975

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Portugal, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Portugal stood at 0.166.

That represents a change of up 78.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Portugal peaked at 0.582 in 1835 and was at its lowest, 0.084, in 1975.

That places Portugal 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Political Corruption Index in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Political Corruption Index in Portugal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.542	—
1790	0.542	+0.0%
1791	0.542	+0.0%
1792	0.542	+0.0%
1793	0.542	+0.0%
1794	0.542	+0.0%
1795	0.542	+0.0%
1796	0.542	+0.0%
1797	0.542	+0.0%
1798	0.542	+0.0%
1799	0.542	+0.0%
1800	0.542	+0.0%
1801	0.542	+0.0%
1802	0.542	+0.0%
1803	0.542	+0.0%
1804	0.542	+0.0%
1805	0.542	+0.0%
1806	0.542	+0.0%
1807	0.542	+0.0%
1808	0.542	+0.0%
1809	0.542	+0.0%
1810	0.542	+0.0%
1811	0.542	+0.0%
1812	0.542	+0.0%
1813	0.542	+0.0%
1814	0.542	+0.0%
1815	0.542	+0.0%
1816	0.542	+0.0%
1817	0.542	+0.0%
1818	0.542	+0.0%
1819	0.542	+0.0%
1820	0.526	-3.0%
1821	0.526	+0.0%
1822	0.526	+0.0%
1823	0.526	+0.0%
1824	0.526	+0.0%
1825	0.526	+0.0%
1826	0.526	+0.0%
1827	0.489	-7.0%
1828	0.489	+0.0%
1829	0.489	+0.0%
1830	0.489	+0.0%
1831	0.489	+0.0%
1832	0.489	+0.0%
1833	0.489	+0.0%
1834	0.559	+14.3%
1835	0.582	+4.1%
1836	0.582	+0.0%
1837	0.582	+0.0%
1838	0.582	+0.0%
1839	0.582	+0.0%
1840	0.582	+0.0%
1841	0.582	+0.0%
1842	0.582	+0.0%
1843	0.582	+0.0%
1844	0.582	+0.0%
1845	0.582	+0.0%
1846	0.582	+0.0%
1847	0.582	+0.0%
1848	0.582	+0.0%
1849	0.582	+0.0%
1850	0.582	+0.0%
1851	0.499	-14.3%
1852	0.474	-5.0%
1853	0.442	-6.8%
1854	0.442	+0.0%
1855	0.442	+0.0%
1856	0.442	+0.0%
1857	0.442	+0.0%
1858	0.442	+0.0%
1859	0.442	+0.0%
1860	0.37	-16.3%
1861	0.37	+0.0%
1862	0.37	+0.0%
1863	0.37	+0.0%
1864	0.37	+0.0%
1865	0.37	+0.0%
1866	0.37	+0.0%
1867	0.37	+0.0%
1868	0.37	+0.0%
1869	0.37	+0.0%
1870	0.37	+0.0%
1871	0.37	+0.0%
1872	0.37	+0.0%
1873	0.37	+0.0%
1874	0.37	+0.0%
1875	0.37	+0.0%
1876	0.37	+0.0%
1877	0.37	+0.0%
1878	0.37	+0.0%
1879	0.37	+0.0%
1880	0.37	+0.0%
1881	0.37	+0.0%
1882	0.37	+0.0%
1883	0.37	+0.0%
1884	0.37	+0.0%
1885	0.37	+0.0%
1886	0.37	+0.0%
1887	0.37	+0.0%
1888	0.37	+0.0%
1889	0.37	+0.0%
1890	0.37	+0.0%
1891	0.37	+0.0%
1892	0.332	-10.3%
1893	0.332	+0.0%
1894	0.332	+0.0%
1895	0.332	+0.0%
1896	0.332	+0.0%
1897	0.332	+0.0%
1898	0.332	+0.0%
1899	0.332	+0.0%
1900	0.332	+0.0%
1901	0.332	+0.0%
1902	0.332	+0.0%
1903	0.332	+0.0%
1904	0.332	+0.0%
1905	0.332	+0.0%
1906	0.332	+0.0%
1907	0.332	+0.0%
1908	0.332	+0.0%
1909	0.332	+0.0%
1910	0.243	-26.8%
1911	0.243	+0.0%
1912	0.317	+30.5%
1913	0.317	+0.0%
1914	0.317	+0.0%
1915	0.317	+0.0%
1916	0.317	+0.0%
1917	0.317	+0.0%
1918	0.317	+0.0%
1919	0.317	+0.0%
1920	0.317	+0.0%
1921	0.317	+0.0%
1922	0.317	+0.0%
1923	0.317	+0.0%
1924	0.317	+0.0%
1925	0.317	+0.0%
1926	0.212	-33.1%
1927	0.212	+0.0%
1928	0.212	+0.0%
1929	0.212	+0.0%
1930	0.212	+0.0%
1931	0.212	+0.0%
1932	0.272	+28.3%
1933	0.264	-2.9%
1934	0.263	-0.4%
1935	0.263	+0.0%
1936	0.263	+0.0%
1937	0.263	+0.0%
1938	0.263	+0.0%
1939	0.263	+0.0%
1940	0.263	+0.0%
1941	0.263	+0.0%
1942	0.263	+0.0%
1943	0.263	+0.0%
1944	0.263	+0.0%
1945	0.263	+0.0%
1946	0.263	+0.0%
1947	0.263	+0.0%
1948	0.263	+0.0%
1949	0.263	+0.0%
1950	0.263	+0.0%
1951	0.263	+0.0%
1952	0.263	+0.0%
1953	0.263	+0.0%
1954	0.263	+0.0%
1955	0.263	+0.0%
1956	0.263	+0.0%
1957	0.263	+0.0%
1958	0.263	+0.0%
1959	0.263	+0.0%
1960	0.252	-4.2%
1961	0.252	+0.0%
1962	0.252	+0.0%
1963	0.252	+0.0%
1964	0.252	+0.0%
1965	0.243	-3.6%
1966	0.243	+0.0%
1967	0.243	+0.0%
1968	0.243	+0.0%
1969	0.243	+0.0%
1970	0.243	+0.0%
1971	0.243	+0.0%
1972	0.243	+0.0%
1973	0.243	+0.0%
1974	0.134	-44.9%
1975	0.084	-37.3%
1976	0.084	+0.0%
1977	0.086	+2.4%
1978	0.086	+0.0%
1979	0.086	+0.0%
1980	0.107	+24.4%
1981	0.107	+0.0%
1982	0.107	+0.0%
1983	0.107	+0.0%
1984	0.107	+0.0%
1985	0.107	+0.0%
1986	0.105	-1.9%
1987	0.105	+0.0%
1988	0.105	+0.0%
1989	0.105	+0.0%
1990	0.105	+0.0%
1991	0.105	+0.0%
1992	0.1	-4.8%
1993	0.1	+0.0%
1994	0.1	+0.0%
1995	0.1	+0.0%
1996	0.092	-8.0%
1997	0.088	-4.3%
1998	0.088	+0.0%
1999	0.088	+0.0%
2000	0.088	+0.0%
2001	0.088	+0.0%
2002	0.088	+0.0%
2003	0.088	+0.0%
2004	0.088	+0.0%
2005	0.088	+0.0%
2006	0.091	+3.4%
2007	0.091	+0.0%
2008	0.091	+0.0%
2009	0.091	+0.0%
2010	0.091	+0.0%
2011	0.091	+0.0%
2012	0.087	-4.4%
2013	0.091	+4.6%
2014	0.091	+0.0%
2015	0.093	+2.2%
2016	0.104	+11.8%
2017	0.094	-9.6%
2018	0.1	+6.4%
2019	0.105	+5.0%
2020	0.121	+15.2%
2021	0.131	+8.3%
2022	0.139	+6.1%
2023	0.172	+23.7%
2024	0.166	-3.5%
2025	0.166	+0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

Portugal's 0.166 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Portugal's 0.166 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.542	0.542	0.542	1
1790s	0.542	0.542	0.542	10
1800s	0.542	0.542	0.542	10
1810s	0.542	0.542	0.542	10
1820s	0.5149	0.489	0.526	10
1830s	0.5425	0.489	0.582	10
1840s	0.582	0.582	0.582	10
1850s	0.4649	0.442	0.582	10
1860s	0.37	0.37	0.37	10
1870s	0.37	0.37	0.37	10
1880s	0.37	0.37	0.37	10
1890s	0.3396	0.332	0.37	10
1900s	0.332	0.332	0.332	10
1910s	0.3022	0.243	0.317	10
1920s	0.275	0.212	0.317	10
1930s	0.2538	0.212	0.272	10
1940s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1950s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1960s	0.2475	0.243	0.252	10
1970s	0.1532	0.084	0.243	10
1980s	0.1062	0.105	0.107	10
1990s	0.0966	0.088	0.105	10
2000s	0.0892	0.088	0.091	10
2010s	0.0947	0.087	0.105	10
2020s	0.1492	0.121	0.172	6

Countries ranked near Portugal

134 Malta 0.186 compare
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137 Cyprus 0.166 compare
139 Lithuania 0.159 compare
140 Italy 0.157 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Portugal?: Political corruption index in Portugal was 0.166 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.582 in 1835.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.084 in 1975.
How does Portugal rank for political corruption index?: Portugal ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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: 30 October 2026

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