Political Corruption Index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Political Corruption Index was 0.893 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in South Sudan is 0.893, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in South Sudan peaked at 0.934 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.812, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.812 | — |
| 2012 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.87 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.907 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.855 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.88 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.934 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.927 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.847 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.853 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.876 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.864 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.893 | +3.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.893 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.752, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.893 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8678 | 0.812 | 0.934 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8767 | 0.847 | 0.927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 5 Cambodia 0.904 compare
- 6 Yemen 0.902 compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.899 compare
- 8 Tajikistan 0.893 compare
- 10 Iraq 0.892 compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.89 compare
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in South Sudan?
- Political corruption index in South Sudan was 0.893 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for political corruption index?
- South Sudan ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.