Public Sector Corruption Index in Armenia
Armenia: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.531 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in Armenia, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.531 for public sector corruption index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 68.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Armenia peaked at 0.785 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 2019.
Armenia ranks 85th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.318 | — |
| 1991 | 0.408 | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.483 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.642 | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.606 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.66 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.785 | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.75 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.726 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.713 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.682 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.32 | -53.1% |
| 2019 | 0.194 | -39.4% |
| 2020 | 0.256 | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.315 | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.531 | +68.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.531 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.531 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4929 | 0.318 | 0.642 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7655 | 0.66 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6274 | 0.194 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3215 | 0.256 | 0.531 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 public sector corruption index in Armenia?
- Public sector corruption index in Armenia was 0.531 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.785 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for public sector corruption index?
- Armenia ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).