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Political Corruption Index in Uganda

Uganda: Political Corruption Index was 0.889 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.889
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
12th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 1973
All-time low
0.34
in 1921
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Corruption Index in Uganda, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index in Uganda stood at 0.889.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Uganda peaked at 0.948 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1921.

Uganda ranks 12th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political Corruption Index in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.431 —
1901 0.431 +0.0%
1902 0.431 +0.0%
1903 0.431 +0.0%
1904 0.431 +0.0%
1905 0.431 +0.0%
1906 0.431 +0.0%
1907 0.431 +0.0%
1908 0.431 +0.0%
1909 0.431 +0.0%
1910 0.431 +0.0%
1911 0.431 +0.0%
1912 0.431 +0.0%
1913 0.431 +0.0%
1914 0.431 +0.0%
1915 0.431 +0.0%
1916 0.431 +0.0%
1917 0.431 +0.0%
1918 0.431 +0.0%
1919 0.431 +0.0%
1920 0.431 +0.0%
1921 0.34 -21.1%
1922 0.34 +0.0%
1923 0.34 +0.0%
1924 0.34 +0.0%
1925 0.34 +0.0%
1926 0.34 +0.0%
1927 0.34 +0.0%
1928 0.34 +0.0%
1929 0.34 +0.0%
1930 0.34 +0.0%
1931 0.34 +0.0%
1932 0.34 +0.0%
1933 0.34 +0.0%
1934 0.34 +0.0%
1935 0.34 +0.0%
1936 0.34 +0.0%
1937 0.34 +0.0%
1938 0.34 +0.0%
1939 0.34 +0.0%
1940 0.34 +0.0%
1941 0.34 +0.0%
1942 0.34 +0.0%
1943 0.34 +0.0%
1944 0.34 +0.0%
1945 0.34 +0.0%
1946 0.34 +0.0%
1947 0.34 +0.0%
1948 0.34 +0.0%
1949 0.34 +0.0%
1950 0.34 +0.0%
1951 0.34 +0.0%
1952 0.34 +0.0%
1953 0.34 +0.0%
1954 0.348 +2.4%
1955 0.348 +0.0%
1956 0.348 +0.0%
1957 0.348 +0.0%
1958 0.356 +2.3%
1959 0.356 +0.0%
1960 0.378 +6.2%
1961 0.373 -1.3%
1962 0.461 +23.6%
1963 0.48 +4.1%
1964 0.48 +0.0%
1965 0.48 +0.0%
1966 0.522 +8.8%
1967 0.576 +10.3%
1968 0.588 +2.1%
1969 0.588 +0.0%
1970 0.585 -0.5%
1971 0.895 +53.0%
1972 0.935 +4.5%
1973 0.948 +1.4%
1974 0.948 +0.0%
1975 0.948 +0.0%
1976 0.948 +0.0%
1977 0.948 +0.0%
1978 0.948 +0.0%
1979 0.948 +0.0%
1980 0.789 -16.8%
1981 0.809 +2.5%
1982 0.809 +0.0%
1983 0.809 +0.0%
1984 0.809 +0.0%
1985 0.789 -2.5%
1986 0.67 -15.1%
1987 0.646 -3.6%
1988 0.621 -3.9%
1989 0.63 +1.4%
1990 0.613 -2.7%
1991 0.613 +0.0%
1992 0.613 +0.0%
1993 0.621 +1.3%
1994 0.641 +3.2%
1995 0.644 +0.5%
1996 0.705 +9.5%
1997 0.736 +4.4%
1998 0.736 +0.0%
1999 0.743 +1.0%
2000 0.779 +4.8%
2001 0.782 +0.4%
2002 0.782 +0.0%
2003 0.782 +0.0%
2004 0.799 +2.2%
2005 0.78 -2.4%
2006 0.787 +0.9%
2007 0.785 -0.3%
2008 0.785 +0.0%
2009 0.784 -0.1%
2010 0.813 +3.7%
2011 0.815 +0.2%
2012 0.816 +0.1%
2013 0.809 -0.9%
2014 0.811 +0.2%
2015 0.824 +1.6%
2016 0.831 +0.8%
2017 0.835 +0.5%
2018 0.831 -0.5%
2019 0.837 +0.7%
2020 0.826 -1.3%
2021 0.815 -1.3%
2022 0.801 -1.7%
2023 0.812 +1.4%
2024 0.844 +3.9%
2025 0.889 +5.3%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.889 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.752, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.889 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.431 0.431 0.431 10
1910s 0.431 0.431 0.431 10
1920s 0.3491 0.34 0.431 10
1930s 0.34 0.34 0.34 10
1940s 0.34 0.34 0.34 10
1950s 0.3464 0.34 0.356 10
1960s 0.4926 0.373 0.588 10
1970s 0.9051 0.585 0.948 10
1980s 0.7381 0.621 0.809 10
1990s 0.6665 0.613 0.743 10
2000s 0.7845 0.779 0.799 10
2010s 0.8222 0.809 0.837 10
2020s 0.8312 0.801 0.889 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 10 Iraq 0.892 compare
  2. 11 Azerbaijan 0.89 compare
  3. 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.886 compare
  4. 14 Madagascar 0.882 compare
  5. 15 Liberia 0.877 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Uganda?
Political corruption index in Uganda was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 1973.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1921.
How does Uganda rank for political corruption index?
Uganda ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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.