Political corruption index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Political corruption index was 0.326 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.326
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.654
in 1789
All-time low
0.326
in 2022
Years of data
234
1789–2025
Political corruption index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.326 for political corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 234 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.654 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.326, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 234 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 9 |
| 1820s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 8 |
| 1830s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.572 | 0.572 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4888 | 0.468 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.468 | 0.468 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4605 | 0.458 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4405 | 0.433 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4326 | 0.431 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.431 | 0.431 | 0.431 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4466 | 0.431 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4692 | 0.469 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4603 | 0.404 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3457 | 0.326 | 0.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More social development data for Saudi Arabia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,368 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.178 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.047 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.016 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.026 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.092 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Saudi Arabia?
- Political corruption index in Saudi Arabia was 0.326 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.654 in 1789.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.326 in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for political corruption index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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