Public Sector Corruption Index in Belarus
Belarus: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.264 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public sector corruption index in Belarus stood at 0.264. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Belarus peaked at 0.456 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.264, in 2025.
That places Belarus 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.456 | — |
| 1991 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.437 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.325 | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.279 | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.283 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.282 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.273 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.308 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.264 | -14.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.264 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.264 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4353 | 0.325 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2836 | 0.279 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2805 | 0.273 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2832 | 0.264 | 0.308 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (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 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Public sector corruption index in Belarus was 0.264 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.456 in 1990.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.264 in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for public sector corruption index?
- Belarus ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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).