What is political corruption index in Qatar?

Political corruption index in Qatar was 0.331 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 0.764 in 1900.

What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2024.

How does Qatar rank for political corruption index?

Qatar ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political corruption index rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Qatar 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 Qatar

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

Qatar: Political Corruption Index was 0.331 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.331

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

111th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.764

in 1900

All-time low

0.32

in 2024

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Political Corruption Index in Qatar, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Qatar recorded 0.331 for political corruption index in 2025.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Qatar peaked at 0.764 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 2024.

Qatar ranks 111th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1910s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1920s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1930s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1940s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1950s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1960s	0.7469	0.745	0.764	10
1970s	0.5051	0.481	0.595	10
1980s	0.481	0.481	0.481	10
1990s	0.4298	0.406	0.445	10
2000s	0.406	0.406	0.406	10
2010s	0.4005	0.386	0.414	10
2020s	0.37	0.32	0.405	6

Countries ranked near Qatar

108 Mauritius 0.356 compare
109 Kuwait 0.346 compare
110 Vanuatu 0.332 compare
112 Tanzania 0.329 compare
113 Saudi Arabia 0.326 compare
114 Moldova 0.325 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Qatar

Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 195 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.034 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.055 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.039 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.091 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Qatar?: Political corruption index in Qatar was 0.331 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 0.764 in 1900.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2024.
How does Qatar rank for political corruption index?: Qatar ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar 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

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: 07 August 2026

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