Political Corruption Index in East Timor
East Timor: Political Corruption Index was 0.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Corruption Index in East Timor, 2001–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index in East Timor is 0.25, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in East Timor peaked at 0.349 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.221, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2868 | 0.259 | 0.316 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2983 | 0.273 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2492 | 0.221 | 0.295 | 6 |
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More social development data for East Timor
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.838 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.844 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.549 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in East Timor?
- Political corruption index in East Timor was 0.25 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.349 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.221 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for political corruption index?
- East Timor ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.