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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

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Political Corruption Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.654 —
1790 0.654 +0.0%
1791 0.654 +0.0%
1792 0.654 +0.0%
1793 0.654 +0.0%
1794 0.654 +0.0%
1795 0.654 +0.0%
1796 0.654 +0.0%
1797 0.654 +0.0%
1798 0.654 +0.0%
1799 0.654 +0.0%
1800 0.654 +0.0%
1801 0.654 +0.0%
1802 0.654 +0.0%
1803 0.654 +0.0%
1804 0.654 +0.0%
1805 0.654 +0.0%
1806 0.654 +0.0%
1807 0.654 +0.0%
1808 0.654 +0.0%
1809 0.654 +0.0%
1810 0.654 +0.0%
1811 0.654 +0.0%
1812 0.654 +0.0%
1813 0.654 +0.0%
1814 0.654 +0.0%
1815 0.654 +0.0%
1816 0.654 +0.0%
1817 0.654 +0.0%
1818 0.654 +0.0%
1822 0.572 -12.5%
1823 0.572 +0.0%
1824 0.572 +0.0%
1825 0.572 +0.0%
1826 0.572 +0.0%
1827 0.572 +0.0%
1828 0.572 +0.0%
1829 0.572 +0.0%
1830 0.572 +0.0%
1831 0.572 +0.0%
1832 0.572 +0.0%
1833 0.572 +0.0%
1834 0.572 +0.0%
1835 0.572 +0.0%
1836 0.572 +0.0%
1837 0.572 +0.0%
1838 0.572 +0.0%
1839 0.572 +0.0%
1840 0.572 +0.0%
1841 0.572 +0.0%
1842 0.572 +0.0%
1843 0.572 +0.0%
1844 0.572 +0.0%
1845 0.572 +0.0%
1846 0.572 +0.0%
1847 0.572 +0.0%
1848 0.572 +0.0%
1849 0.572 +0.0%
1850 0.572 +0.0%
1851 0.572 +0.0%
1852 0.572 +0.0%
1853 0.572 +0.0%
1854 0.572 +0.0%
1855 0.572 +0.0%
1856 0.572 +0.0%
1857 0.572 +0.0%
1858 0.572 +0.0%
1859 0.572 +0.0%
1860 0.572 +0.0%
1861 0.572 +0.0%
1862 0.572 +0.0%
1863 0.572 +0.0%
1864 0.572 +0.0%
1865 0.572 +0.0%
1866 0.572 +0.0%
1867 0.572 +0.0%
1868 0.572 +0.0%
1869 0.572 +0.0%
1870 0.572 +0.0%
1871 0.572 +0.0%
1872 0.572 +0.0%
1873 0.572 +0.0%
1874 0.572 +0.0%
1875 0.572 +0.0%
1876 0.572 +0.0%
1877 0.572 +0.0%
1878 0.572 +0.0%
1879 0.572 +0.0%
1880 0.572 +0.0%
1881 0.572 +0.0%
1882 0.572 +0.0%
1883 0.572 +0.0%
1884 0.572 +0.0%
1885 0.572 +0.0%
1886 0.572 +0.0%
1887 0.572 +0.0%
1888 0.572 +0.0%
1889 0.572 +0.0%
1890 0.572 +0.0%
1891 0.572 +0.0%
1892 0.572 +0.0%
1893 0.572 +0.0%
1894 0.572 +0.0%
1895 0.572 +0.0%
1896 0.572 +0.0%
1897 0.572 +0.0%
1898 0.572 +0.0%
1899 0.572 +0.0%
1900 0.572 +0.0%
1901 0.572 +0.0%
1902 0.572 +0.0%
1903 0.572 +0.0%
1904 0.572 +0.0%
1905 0.572 +0.0%
1906 0.572 +0.0%
1907 0.572 +0.0%
1908 0.572 +0.0%
1909 0.572 +0.0%
1910 0.572 +0.0%
1911 0.572 +0.0%
1912 0.572 +0.0%
1913 0.572 +0.0%
1914 0.572 +0.0%
1915 0.572 +0.0%
1916 0.572 +0.0%
1917 0.572 +0.0%
1918 0.572 +0.0%
1919 0.572 +0.0%
1920 0.572 +0.0%
1921 0.572 +0.0%
1922 0.572 +0.0%
1923 0.572 +0.0%
1924 0.572 +0.0%
1925 0.572 +0.0%
1926 0.572 +0.0%
1927 0.572 +0.0%
1928 0.572 +0.0%
1929 0.572 +0.0%
1930 0.572 +0.0%
1931 0.572 +0.0%
1932 0.468 -18.2%
1933 0.468 +0.0%
1934 0.468 +0.0%
1935 0.468 +0.0%
1936 0.468 +0.0%
1937 0.468 +0.0%
1938 0.468 +0.0%
1939 0.468 +0.0%
1940 0.468 +0.0%
1941 0.468 +0.0%
1942 0.468 +0.0%
1943 0.468 +0.0%
1944 0.468 +0.0%
1945 0.468 +0.0%
1946 0.468 +0.0%
1947 0.468 +0.0%
1948 0.468 +0.0%
1949 0.468 +0.0%
1950 0.468 +0.0%
1951 0.468 +0.0%
1952 0.463 -1.1%
1953 0.458 -1.1%
1954 0.458 +0.0%
1955 0.458 +0.0%
1956 0.458 +0.0%
1957 0.458 +0.0%
1958 0.458 +0.0%
1959 0.458 +0.0%
1960 0.458 +0.0%
1961 0.458 +0.0%
1962 0.446 -2.6%
1963 0.439 -1.6%
1964 0.439 +0.0%
1965 0.433 -1.4%
1966 0.433 +0.0%
1967 0.433 +0.0%
1968 0.433 +0.0%
1969 0.433 +0.0%
1970 0.433 +0.0%
1971 0.433 +0.0%
1972 0.433 +0.0%
1973 0.433 +0.0%
1974 0.433 +0.0%
1975 0.437 +0.9%
1976 0.431 -1.4%
1977 0.431 +0.0%
1978 0.431 +0.0%
1979 0.431 +0.0%
1980 0.431 +0.0%
1981 0.431 +0.0%
1982 0.431 +0.0%
1983 0.431 +0.0%
1984 0.431 +0.0%
1985 0.431 +0.0%
1986 0.431 +0.0%
1987 0.431 +0.0%
1988 0.431 +0.0%
1989 0.431 +0.0%
1990 0.431 +0.0%
1991 0.431 +0.0%
1992 0.431 +0.0%
1993 0.431 +0.0%
1994 0.431 +0.0%
1995 0.431 +0.0%
1996 0.47 +9.0%
1997 0.47 +0.0%
1998 0.47 +0.0%
1999 0.47 +0.0%
2000 0.47 +0.0%
2001 0.47 +0.0%
2002 0.469 -0.2%
2003 0.469 +0.0%
2004 0.469 +0.0%
2005 0.469 +0.0%
2006 0.469 +0.0%
2007 0.469 +0.0%
2008 0.469 +0.0%
2009 0.469 +0.0%
2010 0.469 +0.0%
2011 0.469 +0.0%
2012 0.469 +0.0%
2013 0.469 +0.0%
2014 0.469 +0.0%
2015 0.469 +0.0%
2016 0.469 +0.0%
2017 0.469 +0.0%
2018 0.447 -4.7%
2019 0.404 -9.6%
2020 0.39 -3.5%
2021 0.38 -2.6%
2022 0.326 -14.2%
2023 0.326 +0.0%
2024 0.326 +0.0%
2025 0.326 +0.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.326 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.085, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.326 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.619, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 110 Vanuatu 0.332 compare
  2. 111 Qatar 0.331 compare
  3. 112 Tanzania 0.329 compare
  4. 114 Moldova 0.325 compare
  5. 115 Malaysia 0.322 compare
  6. 116 Maldives 0.312 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Saudi Arabia?
Political corruption index in Saudi Arabia was 0.326 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.