Political Corruption Index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Political Corruption Index was 0.893 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.893
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.941
in 2013
All-time low
0.562
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Political Corruption Index in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in Tajikistan is 0.893, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.941 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.562, in 1990.
That places Tajikistan 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Political Corruption Index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.562 | — |
| 1991 | 0.649 | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.768 | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 0.785 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.772 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.796 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.826 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.836 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.921 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.928 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.941 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.928 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.932 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.904 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.917 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.875 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.881 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.882 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.893 | +1.2% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.893 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.893 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2125, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7575 | 0.562 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9282 | 0.921 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9303 | 0.904 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8825 | 0.875 | 0.893 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 5 Cambodia 0.904 compare
- 6 Yemen 0.902 compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.899 compare
- 8 South Sudan 0.893 compare
- 10 Iraq 0.892 compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.89 compare
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Tajikistan?
- Political corruption index in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for political corruption index?
- Tajikistan ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.